Peter Schickele

American composer, musical educator, and parodist (1935-2024)
Person human Q1354646
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Peter Schickele

Summary

Peter Schickele is a human[1]. Born in Ames[2], he… he was born on July 17, 1935[3]. He died in Bearsville[4]. He died on January 16, 2024[5]. He worked as a composer[6], musicologist[7], university teacher[8], film score composer[9], and journalist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,281 views/month, #6,671 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Ames[2], Peter Schickele…
  • Peter Schickele died in Bearsville[4].
  • Peter Schickele was born on July 17, 1935[3].
  • Peter Schickele died on January 16, 2024[5].
  • Peter Schickele held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Peter Schickele worked as a composer[6].
  • Peter Schickele's professions included musicologist[7].
  • Peter Schickele worked as a university teacher[8].
  • Peter Schickele worked as a film score composer[9].
  • Peter Schickele's professions included journalist[10].
  • Peter Schickele's professions included impressionist[13].
  • Peter Schickele's field of work was musicology[14].
  • Peter Schickele was employed by Juilliard School[15].
  • Peter Schickele's education included a stint at Juilliard School[16].
  • Peter Schickele was educated at Swarthmore College[17].
  • Peter Schickele is recorded as male[18].
  • Peter Schickele's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Peter Schickele's genre is opera[20].
  • Peter Schickele's record label is recorded as Vanguard Records[21].
  • Peter Schickele's record label is recorded as Telarc International Corporation[22].
  • Peter Schickele's Commons category is recorded as Peter Schickele[23].
  • Peter Schickele's family name is recorded as Schickele[24].
  • Peter Schickele's given name is recorded as Peter[25].
  • Peter Schickele's pseudonym is recorded as P. D. Q. Bach[26].
  • Peter Schickele's official website is recorded as https://www.schickele.com/[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1935-07-17[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2024-01-16[31]

  • Genre(s): classical, contemporary classical[32]

  • Community tags: american, classical, composer, contemporary classical[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8d748f6a-e24c-49cf-b93a-93e9d2fa48b3[34]

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Origins and Family

Peter Schickele's place of birth was Ames[2]. He was born on July 17, 1935[3].

Education

Educated at Juilliard School[16], a conservatory[35], in United States[36], founded in 1905[37], headquartered in New York City[38] and Swarthmore College[17], a liberal arts college[39], in United States[40], founded in 1864[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], musicologist[7], university teacher[8], film score composer[9], journalist[10], and impressionist[13]. Peter Schickele's field of work was musicology[14]. He was employed by Juilliard School[15].

Death and Burial

Peter Schickele died on January 16, 2024[5]. He passed away in Bearsville[4].

Why It Matters

Peter Schickele ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,281 views/month, #6,671 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Peter Schickele born?

Peter Schickele's place of birth was Ames[2].

Where did Peter Schickele die?

Peter Schickele passed away in Bearsville[4].

What did Peter Schickele do for work?

Peter Schickele worked as composer[6], musicologist[7], university teacher[8], film score composer[9], and journalist[10].

Where did Peter Schickele go to school?

Peter Schickele was educated at Juilliard School[16] and Swarthmore College[17].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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