[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> John Chambers:
>
> >Some years ago I saw a work which included a descending viola
> >line with a diminuendo, which ended on a low Bb marked "pensando".
> >That's about how a violist would have to play it, of course.
>
> Laurie Griffiths:
>
> >Yes, that was one of the works of P.D.Q. Bach, discovered by
> >Peter Shickeley (not sure of his spelling).
>
> Schickele. He has another one called "Wachet Arf" ("Let Sleeping Dogs
> Lie") for dog ("houndentenor," PS in a costume) and orchestra. At one
> point the first violin plays an ascending scale that goes so high it
> becomes inaudible, but the dog wakes up with a start.
I came across the music to P. D. Q. Bach's trio sonata for two flutes,
tuba and tambourin once, but so far I haven't managed to find anybody
who wants to play it with me :(
But, just to set records staight. That viola stunt was originally
introduced by Hoffnung in a parody of modern music. I don't know if
Schickele used it in some P. D. Q. composition, but if he did, he stole
it from Hoffnung.
Frank Nordberg
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