Don Music
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| Don Music | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | December 18, 1974 |
| Gender | male |
| Voiced by | Richard Hunt |
Composer Don Music was a Muppet character on the children's television show Sesame Street. He was performed and voiced by Richard Hunt.
The typically amusing sketch would have him become frustrated by his inability to think of the final line to well known songs such as "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and "Mary Had a Little Lamb", and react by banging his head on his piano. However, a reporter observing him, Kermit the Frog, would then help Don by suggesting some suitable lyrics. As a result, Don would be inspired to suddenly come up with a whole alternative lyrical composition to the familiar children's songs, which he immediately plays with a full arrangement without any rehearsal with a line of backup singers that suddenly appear from the next room.
Don Music debuted in 1974. After receiving reports that children were imitating him by banging their heads against things, the character was removed from the show.[1]
Music kept a picture of Sesame Street songwriter and composer Joe Raposo on the wall, although it was never actually identified as such. Don Music also maintained a bust of Ludwig van Beethoven (possibly a reference to Schroeder) on his piano; addressing it to apologize for his failure as a composer or otherwise verbalize his feelings as Ludwig. In at least one episode the bust is of William Shakespeare, whom he calls "Bill."
[edit] References
- ^ "An interest in children". The Gazette. NewsBank. September 19, 1996. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_docid=0EAFE88942BD339F&p_docnum=1. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
