1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults explained

1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults
Type:	studio
Artist:	P. D. Q. Bach
Cover:	1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults.jpg
Alt:	A roughed-up man holding balloons, a cannon sitting next to him, the words "P.D.Q. Bach, 1712 Overture" above him
Released:	1989
Recorded:	January 10–11, 1989^[1]
Genre:	Classical Comedy
Length:	63:08
Label:	Telarc Records
Producer:	Elaine Martone
Prev Title:	A Little Nightmare Music
Prev Year:	1983
Next Title:	Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities
Next Year:	1990

1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults is a classical music album released in 1989 by Telarc Records. The album contains works by P. D. Q. Bach, the alter ego of Professor Peter Schickele (as well as tracks credited to Schickele himself). It is scored for "really big orchestra and some not-quite so big ensembles, plus unique on-location introductions, spoken on the very historical spots where the actual history happened".^[2]

Performers

• Professor Peter Schickele, conductor, narrator, pianist, devious instrumentalist and intellectual guide
• The Greater Hoople Area Off-Season Philharmonic, Walter Bruno, conductor
• I Virtuosi di Hoople

Track listing

• Introduction (1:35)
• 1712 Overture, S. 1712 (11:33)
• Introduction (1:12)
• Bach Portrait (Schickele) (14:32)
• Introduction (2:53)
• Capriccio La Pucelle de New Orleans (The Maid of New Orleans), S. under 18 (3:25)
• Introduction (1:14)
• Minuet Militaire, S. 1A (3:41)
• Introduction (1:33)
• Prelude to Einstein on the Fritz, S. e=mt² (6:37)
• Introduction (1:47)
• The Preachers of Crimetheus, a ballet in one selfless act, S. 988 (12:27)
  • Prologue (Bottomless Sorrow; Topless Gaiety) (3:18)
  • The Lamentations of Jerry Maja (3:06)
  • Finale: Special Deliverance (5:57)

See also

• The Ill-Conceived P. D. Q. Bach Anthology

Notes and References

1. Web site: P.D.Q. Bach – 1712 Overture & Other Musical Assaults . 1989 . Discogs . 2022-12-17.
2. Web site: Schickele . Peter . 1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults . 2022-12-17 . www.schickele.com.