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''Music You Can't Get Out of Your Head'' is recording of the music by
Peter Schickele "Professor" Peter Schickele (; born July 17, 1935) is an American composer, musical educator, and parody, parodist, best known for comedy albums featuring his music, but which he presents as being composed by the fictional P. D. Q. Bach. He also ...
writing as
P. D. Q. Bach P. D. Q. Bach is a fictional composer invented by the American musical satirist Peter Schickele, who developed a five-decade-long career performing the "discovered" works of the "only forgotten son" of the Bach family. Schickele's music combines ...
. The album describes itself as "P.D.Q. Bach’s answer to
Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions to musical form have led ...
’s "Farewell" Symphony" and includes "all the music from ''The Civilian Barber'' that's been discovered." The album was released on
Vanguard Records Vanguard Recording Society is an American record label set up in 1950 by brothers Maynard and Seymour Solomon in New York City. It was a primarily classical label at its peak in the 1950s and 1960s, but also has a catalogue of recordings by a n ...
in 1982.


Performers

*Professor Peter Schickele conducting the New York Pick-Up Ensemble *Marilyn Brustadt, off-coloratura soprano *Paul Dunkel and Diva Goodfriend-Koven, pumpflute *Lauren Goldstein, Bill Becker, and Abdul Falafel, double reed hookah *Early Anderson, ''Polizeiposaune'' (police trombone) and trombonus interruptus


Track listing

*"Howdy" Symphony in D Major, S. 6 7/8 **Introduzione casuale; Allegro con mucho brio **Andante con mojo **Menuetto allegretto **Come un pipistrello fuori dall' inferno *"Perückenstück" (Hair Piece) from ''"The Civilian Barber"'', S. 4F *Suite from ''"The Civilian Barber"'', S. 4F **Entrance of the dragoons (tempo di Marsha) **Dance of St. Vitus **His majesty's minuet **Fanfare for the royal shaft **Her majesty's minuet **Departure of the dragoons (tempo di on the double)


Sources


''P.D.Q. Bach: Music You Can't Get Out of Your Head''
album details P. D. Q. Bach albums 1982 albums 1980s comedy albums Vanguard Records albums {{1980s-album-stub