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Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities Studio album by P. D. Q. Bach (Peter Schickele) Released 1990 Label Telarc P. D. Q. Bach (Peter Schickele) chronology 1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults
(1989)Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities
(1990)WTWP Classical Talkity-Talk Radio
(1991)Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities was released in 1990 by Telarc Records. The album contains works by Peter Schickele under his alter-ego of P. D. Q. Bach. Oedipus Tex is described as the "dramatic oratorio that demonstrates that the only two sure things in life are death and Texas."
Performers
- Professor Peter Schickele, conductor, bass
- The Greater Hoople Area Off-Season Philharmonic, Newton Weyland, conductor
- The Okay Chorale
- Grandmaster Flab and the Hoople Funkharmonic
- Pamela South, soprano (Billie Jo Casta)
- Dana Krueger, mezzo-soprano (Madame Peep)
- Frank Kelley (tenor)
- Brice Andrus, horn
Track listing
1. Introduction
Oedipus Tex, dramatic oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra, S. 150 (P.D.Q. Bach)- 2. I. Prologue: "Tragedy"
- 3. Recitative: "Well"
- 4. II. Aria with chorus: "Howdy there"
- 5. Recitative: "And it wasn't long"
- 6. III. Duet with chorus: "My heart"
- 7. Recitative: "But"
- 8. IV. Aria: "You murdered your father"
- 9. Recitative: "When Billie Jo heard"
- 10. V. Aria with chorus: "Goodbye"
- 11. Recitative: "When Oedipus heard"
- 12. VI. Chorus and Finale
13. Introduction
14. Classical Rap, S. 1-2-3 (P.D.Q. Bach)
15. Introduction
Knock, Knock, choral cantata, S. 4/1 (P.D.Q. Bach)- 16. I. Recitative and chorus: "Knock, knock"
- 17. II. Recitative and chorus: "How many psychiatrists"
- 18. III. Recitative and chorale: "What is the question?"
- 19. IV. Recitative and chorus: "So this guy"
20. Introduction
21. Birthday Ode to "Big Daddy" Bach, for soloists, chorus and orchestra, S. 100 (P.D.Q. Bach)Sources
Albums - An Evening with P.D.Q. Bach (1965)
- An Hysteric Return (1966)
- Report from Hoople: P. D. Q. Bach on the Air (1967)
- The Stoned Guest (1970)
- The Intimate P. D. Q. Bach (1974)
- Portrait of P. D. Q. Bach (1977)
- The Wurst of P. D. Q. Bach (1978)
- Black Forest Bluegrass (1979)
- Liebeslieder Polkas (1980)
- Music You Can't Get Out of Your Head (1982)
- A Little Nightmare Music (1983)
- 1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults (1989)
- Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities (1990)
- WTWP Classical Talkity-Talk Radio (1991)
- Music for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion (1992)
- Two Pianos Are Better Than One (1994)
- The Short-Tempered Clavier and other dysfunctional works for keyboard (1995)
- The Dreaded P. D. Q. Bach Collection (1996)
- The Ill-Conceived P. D. Q. Bach Anthology (1998)
- The Jekyll and Hyde Tour (2007)
Compositions Videos / DVDs Books - The Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach, 1807 – 1742? (1976, by Prof. Peter Schickele)
Categories:- P. D. Q. Bach albums
- Musical parodies
- 1990 albums
- 1990s album stubs
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