I still have the tape I recorded of Peter Schickele doing this on the Smothers Brothers. The nervous twitch that develops as he keeps whacking his head with the cardboard tubes is priceless.
I still have the tape I recorded of Peter Schickele doing this on the Smothers Brothers. The nervous twitch that develops as he keeps whacking his head with the cardboard tubes is priceless.
A friend of mine conducted a P. D. Q. Bach concert in which I played auxiliary percussion. Before stepping to the podium to conduct Oedipus Tex, he played the schlagenfrappe in this song. On the last note, the tube broke in half over his head. It brought down the house.
I watched this bit countless times on the Smothers Brothers as a kid. I wore that poor VHS tape out, and it's great to see another performance of it here. Thank you so much for posting it.
I still have the tape I recorded of Peter Schickele doing this on the Smothers Brothers. The nervous twitch that develops as he keeps whacking his head with the cardboard tubes is priceless.
Sygyt123 1 year ago
I still have the tape I recorded of Peter Schickele doing this on the Smothers Brothers. The nervous twitch that develops as he keeps whacking his head with the cardboard tubes is priceless.
Sygyt123 1 year ago
A friend of mine conducted a P. D. Q. Bach concert in which I played auxiliary percussion. Before stepping to the podium to conduct Oedipus Tex, he played the schlagenfrappe in this song. On the last note, the tube broke in half over his head. It brought down the house.
TheRealmsOfGold 2 years ago
Thank you for posting this! Will be performing these pieces this summer and this is a wonderful resource! Cheers!
mezzobuff 2 years ago
Thanks for an excellent performance of a deservedly forgotten piece of music.
Ambidexter143 2 years ago 5
I watched this bit countless times on the Smothers Brothers as a kid. I wore that poor VHS tape out, and it's great to see another performance of it here. Thank you so much for posting it.
maxticket 2 years ago