His daughter confirmed the death and attributed it to a series of infections that damaged his health.
Schickele won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album four years in a row from 1990-1994.
He also won in 2000 for Best Classical Crossover album.
“P.D.Q. Bach: The Jekyll & Hyde Show” at Symphony SpaceHiroyuki Ito/Getty Images
Schickele claimed to be the discoverer of 18th-century composerP.D.Q.
Schickele claimed to have made several unusual discoveries of P.D.Q.
Bach works, many of them allegedly found in taverns that the composer once haunted.
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He was a concert hit, and regularly toured around the holidays.
In between, he wrote scores for film and Broadway under his real name.
He composed more than 100 symphonic, choral, solo instrumental and chamber works.
Bach album,Peter Schickele Presents an Evening With P.D.Q.
Bach (1807-1742)?was a live recording of his first Town Hall concert.
It was released in 1965.
When not in his P.D.Q.
He also contributed songs to the Broadway revueOh!
Survivors include his wife, a daughter, Karla, a son, Matthew, and two grandsons.
