[78-L] Alec Templeton...and others

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I worked a gig with Peter. He is a very down to earth fellow. Also very 
clever with music. His "Quodlibet for Chamber Orchestra" is a full 4 
movement work and does not have ONE SINGLE original theme in it.

He told me he keeps a book of ideas for projects like this so it only 
took him a few evenings to write the thing out.

joe salerno

On 10/31/2012 4:34 PM, Ted Kneebone wrote:
> Alec Templeton was a blind pianist and
> comedian.  Had his own radio program during
> the 1940s, and made some 78 rpm discs.  He
> ran competition to Victor Borge, but I think
> his performances were less visual.  I have some
> of his 78s as they appeared on CDs.
>      Anna Russell was also a very funny person.
> She distilled Wagner's Ring cycle.  "Remember
> the Rhine Maidens?" And taught folk singing!
>      PDQ Bach is the chronicler of the fictitious
> composer.  If you entered one of his contests
> you could win the complete works of Vivaldi,
> recorded on convenient 45 rpm discs.  His
> real name is Peter Schickele.  I especially liked
> his show in which he broadcasted from a barn
> in Hoople, ND -- and blew out the side of the barn.
> His program came from the fictitious University of Southern North Dakota.
> And there was his narration of the opening of
> Beethoven's 5th symphony, broadcast as if it were
> a baseball game.
>      Ted
> Ted Kneebone
> 1528 S. Grant Street
> Aberdeen, SD 57401
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-- 
Joe Salerno