title: The Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach
text: # The Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach
  
  The Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach (1807–1742)? is a book by Prof. Peter Schickele chronicling the life of fictitious composer P. D. Q. Bach.
  
  ## Table of Contents
  
  * Dedication
  * Preface
  * Preface to the English Language Edition
  * Foreword
  * Introduction
  * Author's Note
  * Acknowledgements
  * Table of Contents
  * I. P.D.Q. Bach's Background: Cause or Effect?
     * Early Infancy (1742–1745)
     * Late Infancy (1745–1766)
     * The Lost Years (1766–1777)
     * The Turning Point (1777)
  * II. The World of P.D.Q. Bach: A Pictorial Essay
  * III. Man or Myth?: In Search of P.D.Q. Bach
  * IV. "Such a Horrid Clang": An Annotated Catalogue of the Music of P.D.Q. Bach
     * The Initial Plunge
     * The Soused Period
     * Contrition
     * Undiscovered Works
  * Appendices
  
      A. A Map of P.D.Q. Bach's Travels
      B. A Map of P.D.Q. Bach's Public Performances
      C. Charles Burney's Account of His Visit to Wein-am-Rhein in 1788
      D. Bibliography
      E. Analysis of the Two-Part Contraption
      F. Discography
      G. Glossary of Unusual Instruments Used by P.D.Q. Bach
      H. The Bach Family Tree
  * Index
  
  ## Publication history
  
  * 1976, US, Random House, ISBN 0-394-46536-9, Pub date April 1976, Hardcover
  * 1977, US, Random House, ISBN 0-394-73409-2, Pub date 12 August 1977, Paperback
  * 1996, US, Highbridge Audio, ISBN 1-56511-146-X, Pub date 1 June 1996, Audiobook
  