Editing Peter Schickele (section)

==Early career==
[[File:Peter Schickele in Milwaukee, February 24, 1981.jpg|thumb|right|Schickele in Milwaukee in 1981]]

Schickele wrote music for a number of [[folk music]]ians, most notably [[Joan Baez]], for whom he also orchestrated and arranged three albums during the mid-1960s, ''[[Noël (Joan Baez album)|Noël]]'' (1966), ''[[Joan (album)|Joan]]'' (1967), and ''[[Baptism: A Journey Through Our Time|Baptism]]'' (1968). He also composed the original score for the 1972 science fiction film ''[[Silent Running]]''.<ref>{{cite book |first=Tammy |last=Ravas |date=2004 |title=Peter Schickele: A Bio-bibliography |page=7 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=0-313-32070-5}}</ref>

[[File:Peter Schickele seated barefoot atop a piano.jpg|thumb|right|Schickele seated barefoot atop a piano, c. 1980s]]

Schickele, an accomplished [[bassoon]]ist, was also a member of the chamber rock trio the Open Window, which wrote and performed music for the 1969 [[revue]] ''[[Oh! Calcutta!]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/personlistpage/person-list?production=00000150-aea6-d936-a7fd-eef676a00000&type=op|title=''Oh! Calcutta!'' – Cast|website=[[Playbill (magazine)|Playbill]]|date=March 1971}}</ref> and released three albums.<ref>{{OCLC|7010731|show=''The Open Window'', 1969}}</ref><ref>{{OCLC|3745796|show=''Three Views From "The Open Window"'', 1969}}</ref><ref>{{OCLC|25739018|show=''Oh! Calcutta!'', 1970}}</ref>

The humorous aspect of Schickele's musical career came from his early interest in the music of [[Spike Jones]], whose musical ensemble lampooned popular music in the 1940s and 1950s.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> in 1959, while at Juilliard, Schickele teamed with conductor [[Jorge Mester]] to present a humorous concert, which became an annual event at the college.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}} In 1965, Schickele moved the concept to [[The Town Hall (New York City)|The Town Hall in New York City]] and invited the public to attend;<ref name="LarkinGE"/> [[Vanguard Records]] released an album of that concert, and the character of "P.D.Q. Bach" was launched.<ref name=TT /> By 1972, the concerts had become so popular that they were moved to [[Avery Fisher Hall]] at [[Lincoln Center]].