Grand_Serenade_for_an_Awful_Lot_of_Winds_and_Percussion
Grand Serenade for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion
Musical composition written by Peter Schickele
The ”Grand Serenade for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion” is a piece of music written by Peter Schickele, touted as a composition of the fictional P.D.Q. Bach.[1] It consists of 4 movements, and is intended to be humorous to listen to. The players are instructed to play the piece sloppily, especially the fourth movement. The whole piece is about 10–11 minutes long. It was released on the album Music for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion.