Biography
Peter Schickele (17 July 1935 – 16 January 2024) was an American composer, musical educator and parodist. He studied at Swarthmore College, graduating in 1957, and at the Juilliard School, where he earned a master's degree in 1960.
Schickele composed the original score for the 1972 science-fiction film Silent Running. He is best known for his creation of the fictional composer P. D. Q. Bach, whose works he presented in concerts and on more than a dozen comedy albums. Four of these recordings won consecutive Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album between 1990 and 1993.
