Report from Hoople: P. D. Q. Bach on the Air cover

Report from Hoople: P. D. Q. Bach on the Air

Peter Schickele · 1967

49 min · 6 tracks · opera

A whimsical fusion of classical parody and radio-style skits, blending humor with musical sophistication.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Signature Theme / Intro / Echo Sonata for Two Unfriendly Groups of Instruments / Tag / Station Break / Commercial “Do you suffer?” Standout 8:12
  • 2 New Horizons in Music Appreciation: Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony (with Robert Dennis) / Time / Weather / News Standout 11:52
  • 3 Intro / Traumarei for Unaccompanied Piano / Station Break / Tag / Signature Theme Standout 5:09
  • 4 Signature Theme / Intro / Schleptet in E‐flat major / Tag / Station Break 9:27
  • 5 What’s My Melodic Line? / Time / News 7:24
  • 6 Intro / Fugue in C minor (from the Toot Suite for Calliope Four Hands) / Tag / Station Break / What’s Happening in Home Economics (Beethoven’s Revenge) / Commercial “If You Have Never” / Sign‐Off / Signature Theme 7:53

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