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1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults is a classical music album released in 1989 by Telarc Records. The album contains works by P. D. Q. Bach, the alter ego of Professor Peter Schickele (as well as tracks credited to Schickele himself). It is scored for "really big orchestra and some not-quite so big ensembles, plus unique on-location introductions, spoken on the very historical spots where the actual history happened".

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (September 2016)

1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults
Studio album by P. D. Q. Bach
Released	1989
Recorded	January 10–11, 1989
Genre	Classical Comedy
Length	63:08
Label	Telarc Records
P. D. Q. Bach chronology
A Little Nightmare Music (1983) 1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults (1989) Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities (1990)

Performers

• Professor Peter Schickele, conductor, narrator, pianist, devious instrumentalist and intellectual guide
• The Greater Hoople Area Off-Season Philharmonic, Walter Bruno, conductor
• I Virtuosi di Hoople

Track listing

• Introduction (1:35)
• 1712 Overture, S. 1712 (11:33)
• Introduction (1:12)
• Bach Portrait (Schickele) (14:32)
• Introduction (2:53)
• Capriccio La Pucelle de New Orleans (The Maid of New Orleans), S. under 18 (3:25)
• Introduction (1:14)
• Minuet Militaire, S. 1A (3:41)
• Introduction (1:33)
• Prelude to Einstein on the Fritz, S. e=mt² (6:37)
• Introduction (1:47)
• The Preachers of Crimetheus, a ballet in one selfless act, S. 988 (12:27)

• Prologue (Bottomless Sorrow; Topless Gaiety) (3:18)
• The Lamentations of Jerry Maja (3:06)
• Finale: Special Deliverance (5:57)

Caution! Digital Sound Effects

"Warning! The balloons on track 2, the special sound effects on track 6, and the foghorn on track 14 index 6, are recorded at a realistically high level. Damage could result to speakers or other components if this program is played back at excessively high levels."

—from the CD liner notes

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
1990	1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults	Best Comedy Album

Sources

• P.D.Q. Bach: 1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults, schickele.com

See also

• The Ill-Conceived P. D. Q. Bach Anthology

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