Iannis Xenakis sitting in his office, Paris 1972 @normalcomposers.bsky.social

George Gershwin aggressively petting a dog.

Béla Bartók being bored.

Carl Nielsen knitting.

Francis Poulenc smoking a cigarette while cooking with his dog.

George Crumb glaring at someone while smoking a cigarette in front of some bongos.

Hey BlueSky, ya boi also writes music. Earlier this year, the amazing cellist Mike Block and I (recording under the name Folk Physics) released an album of original music called Parallels on Imaginary Animals Records. orcd.co/parallels

Folk Physics & Mike Block - Parallels

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Kaija Saariaho taking the subway.

Arvo Pärt taking a taxi.

Dmitri Shostakovich walking his cat with his wife in the snow.

Edgard Varèse sulking by the boat.

George Gershwin playing golf.

Giacomo Puccini walking on the beach with his son Antonio.

Harrison Birtwistle getting a haircut.

Gloria Coates drinking soda.

Brian Eno smoking a cigarette in the studio @dark-shark.bsky.social @normalcomposers.bsky.social

Kurt Weill smoking a pipe with his dog.

Glenn Gould breaking his arm.

Morton Feldman reading the paper.

Pierre Boulez rehearsing. (?)

Franz Liszt having a miserable time with his students.

Krzysztof Penderecki drinking alone.

Benjamin Britten eating ice cream with his friends.

Don Cherry driving the van.

Tony Bennett raking the yard.

Luciano Pavarotti calling someone.

Béla Bartók chugging a beer with his family.

Francis Poulenc throwing out the pillows.

Laurie Anderson serving.

Leonard Bernstein taking down a hot dog.