How to Tell When You’ve Made It as a Composer…

January 2, 2006 by Kyle Gann

http://www.mcphee.com/items/11507.html

UPDATE: Steve Layton informs me that Bach’s not the only one: http://www.presspop.com/en/shop/archer_prewitt/moog_doll.html

Comments

Alex Shapiro says

January 3, 2006 at 3:20 pm

Yup, I’ve got their Beethoven Action Figure haunting me on my piano desk. More tortured and chiding than happy lil’ Amadeus. No matter what position I move his limbs, he’s pissed off. Oh so helpful for when I’m writing angst-filled passages.

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