Over the past 145 years, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” has been used to celebrate July 4th, sell cereal and astound movie audiences. It’s been sampled and spoofed, with popping balloons ...

Have you ever heard a piece of classical music that features 13 balloons popped by darts? In 1712 Overture, P.D.Q. Bach makes use of unusual instrumentation and familiar but surprising melodies to ...