1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults

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]

1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults
A roughed-up man holding balloons, a cannon sitting next to him, the words "P.D.Q. Bach, 1712 Overture" above him
Studio album by
P. D. Q. Bach
Released1989
RecordedJanuary 10–11, 1989[1]
GenreClassical
Comedy
Length63:08
LabelTelarc Records
ProducerElaine Martone[1]
P. D. Q. Bach chronology
A Little Nightmare Music
(1983)		 1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults
(1989)		 Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities
(1990)

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)

Awards
Grammy Awards
Year Winner Category
1990 1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults Best Comedy Album

References
  1. "P.D.Q. Bach – 1712 Overture & Other Musical Assaults". Discogs. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  2. Schickele, Peter. "1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults". www.schickele.com. Retrieved 2022-12-17.

See also
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