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1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults

1989 classical music comedy album by P.D.Q. Bach

Field	Value
name	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](1989-in-music)
recorded	January 10–11, 1989
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

Comedy 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".

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

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

References

{{Discogs release. 852376. P.D.Q. Bach – 1712 Overture & Other Musical Assaults
Schickele, Peter. "1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults".
[https://www.carlfischer.com/116-41286-22the-preachers-of-crimetheus-2c-22-s-988.html "''The Preachers of Crimetheus''"], work details, [[Carl Fischer Music]]

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