Peanuts Begins by Charles Schulz for March 04, 2024

Don’t worry Charlie Brown, he died before your time.

Beethoven didn’t die from your music playing Charlie Brown

Not with his death, but perhaps with his deafness…

You should check that out with Schroeder, Charlie Brown!

Taking a cue from Jack Benny, I see.

We never saw CB play an instrument again. There must be a reason for that…

Careful you don’t bite your tongue off, Chuck

Is this the first strip to mention Beethoven? Snoopy originally danced to Chopin on Schroeder’s piano in 1955. Schulz chose Beethoven because he believed that names beginning with ‘B’ were funny.

When I was learning to play the violin, our neighbors asked Mom to keep the windows closed.

That’s pretty much how my dog acts when I play the piano.

No. Beethoven never heard of you.

Nearly 200 years afterward? Chuck, even you don’t play that bad!

Perhaps he rolled over and told Tchaikovsky the news about your butchering a violin.

I rather doubt it CB. You came along much much later.

Where’s CB’s striped shirt?

Keep playing like that and you just might CB.

It occurred to me to ask “Did this inspire the play, made into a movie, Amadeus?” But, I decided to look at Wikipedia before posting. I found this short article: https://en.wikipedia.Org/wiki/Mozart_and_Salieri_(play)

The orchestra played Beethoven last night. Beethoven lost 24-0.

I remember down in Houston, we were puttin’ on a show.

When a cowboy in the back stood up & yelled COTTON-EYED JOE!

Beethoven was deaf, so thankfully you have no worries. Notwithstanding he died long before you were born.