Peter Schickele, although an accomplished composer, musicologist, performer, and radio host, was better known for "discovering" the musical works of P.D.Q. Bach, the fictional last and least son of J.S. Bach. He was educated by some of the 20th century's leading American composers, and created arrangements for artists such as Joan Baez and Buffy Sainte-Marie, but he also wrote for film and television. His influences ran the gamut from Stravinsky to the Everly Brothers. Later in his career, Schickele created concert works under his own name for groups such as the St. Louis Symphony, the Lark Quartet, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. However, his best-known works remain those from the mid-'60s through the early '90s, released as of the music of P.D.Q. Bach, which expertly spoofed many well-known Classical standards.