Don Music
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Composer Don Music was a character on the children's television show Sesame Street.
The typical 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, typically 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 alternate lyrical composition to the familiar children's songs with which he immediately plays a full arrangement without any rehearsal with a line of a backup singers that suddenly appear from the next room.
Don Music debuted in 1973, and would soon be discontinued, as parents complained to the Children's Television Workshop that their kids were imitating him by banging their heads against things. Concerns were also raised that Don was teaching inappropriate ways to vent their anger when things weren't going right.
He 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 von Beethoven on his piano, and often apologised to "Ludwig" for his failure as a composer.
Don Music was performed by Richard Hunt.
