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Philadelphia's Joseph Horn (1861–1941) and German-born, New Orleans -raised Frank Hardart (1850–1918) opened their first restaurant in Philadelphia, on December 22, 1888. The 11-by-17-foot (3.4 m × 5.2 m) lunchroom at 39 South Thirteenth Street had no tables, only a counter with 15 stools. The location was formerly the print shop of Dunlap ...
The Concerto for Horn and Hardart, S. 27, is a work of Peter Schickele composing under the pseudonym P. D. Q. Bach.The work is a parody of the classical double concerto but where one instrument, the hardart, uses different devices, such as plucked strings, blown whistles and popped balloons, to produce each note in its range.
The following is a list of works by P. D. Q. Bach, a fictitious Bach family member, the alter ego of composer Peter Schickele.The first section lists, in alphabetical order, those works which have been recorded, are listed in the annotated catalogue of P. D. Q. Bach music in The Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach, and/or are listed on the Theodore Presser website.
Schickele's works attributed to P. D. Q. Bach often incorporate comical rearrangements of well-known works of other composers. The works use instruments not normally used in orchestras, such as the bagpipes, slide whistle, kazoo, and fictional or experimental instruments such as the pastaphone (made of uncooked manicotti), [10] tromboon, [11] hardart, lasso d'amore, [12] and left-handed sewer ...
The Horn and Hardart Children's Hour. The Horn and Hardart Children's Hour, as seen from WCAU-TV's control room in 1948. The Horn and Hardart Children's Hour (later known as The Children's Hour) was a variety show with a cast of children, including some who later became well-known adult performers. It had a long run for more than three decades.
818 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, the site of the first U.S. Horn & Hardart Automat, pictured with original automat signage in July 2020. The first automat in the United States was opened by food services company Horn & Hardart on June 12, 1902, at 818 Chestnut St. [ 2 ] in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . [ 9 ]
As word spread of their talents, the Nicholas Brothers became known around Philadelphia. They were first hired for a radio program, The Horn and Hardart Kiddie Hour, and then by other local theatres such as the Standard and the Pearl. When they were performing at the Pearl, the manager of The Lafayette, a New York vaudeville showcase, saw them ...
Concerto for Horn and Hardart, S.27 Allegro; Tema con variazione; Menuetto con Panna e Zucchero; Cantata: Iphigenia in Brooklyn, S.53162 Aria: "As Hyperion across the flaming sky" Recitative: "And lo, she found herself within a market" Ground: "Dying, and yet in death alive" Recitative: "And in a vision, Iphigenia saw her brother, Orestes" Aria ...