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Peter Schickele

1935 - 2024

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Peter Schickele (; July 17, 1935 – January 16, 2024) was an American composer, musical educator and parodist, best known for comedy albums featuring his music, which he presented as being composed by the fictional P. D. Q. Bach. He also hosted a long-running weekly radio program called Schickele Mix. From 1990 to 1993, Schickele's P. D. Q. Bach recordings earned him four consecutive wins for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Schickele is the 1,295th most popular composer (down from 1,214th in 2019), the 9,587th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,415th in 2019) and the 97th most popular American Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Peter Schickele ranks 1,295 out of 1,451. Before him are Paul Williams, Necil Kazım Akses, Afrasiyab Badalbeyli, Shirley Walker, Pascal Dusapin, and Samuel Arnold. After him are Hamilton Harty, Paul Creston, Junichi Masuda, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Zagir Ismagilov, and Isaac Schwartz.

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Among people born in 1935, Peter Schickele ranks 450. Before him are María Galiana, Héctor Hernández, Assar Rönnlund, Patricia Bredin, José Antonio Labordeta, and Antal Kiss. After him are Alfredo Torres, Tibor Pézsa, Marcelino Oreja, 1st Marquis of Oreja, Gundi Busch, Jed Allan, and Oumarou Ganda. Among people deceased in 2024, Peter Schickele ranks 421. Before him are Jorge Griffa, John Prescott, Pascal Hervé, Tonči Gabrić, Richard Tandy, and Elke Erb. After him are Göran Hagberg, Anatoli Polivoda, Kathryn Crosby, S. M. Krishna, David Seidler, and Robert Dill-Bundi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Peter Schickele ranks 9,589 out of 20,380. Before him are Garth Brooks (1962), Fred Saberhagen (1930), Jay Park (1987), Walter Reed (1851), Charles Sumner (1811), and Heather Donahue (1974). After him are Frederick Muhlenberg (1750), Harold Hackett (1878), Derrick Green (1971), Gary Kurtz (1940), John Cassin (1813), and Rahm Emanuel (1959).

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Among COMPOSERS In United States

Among composers born in United States, Peter Schickele ranks 97. Before him are Pauline Oliveros (1932), Conlon Nancarrow (1912), Jonathan Larson (1960), Lowell Mason (1792), Paul Williams (1940), and Shirley Walker (1945). After him are Paul Creston (1906), John Kander (1927), Horatio Parker (1863), David Raksin (1912), Harry Warren (1893), and Christopher Young (1958).

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