29 Composers and their Canine Companions

Claude Debussy composing "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Dog."

Samuel Barber playing barber for his buddy.

Alban Berg knows that puppies are the best blankets.

Charlie Chaplin, who was also a composer, knows that puppy pillows are the latest trend.

This puppy really wishes Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed would just put down their phones already so they could all have a quality brunch together...

Ferruccio Busoni is letting sleeping dogs lie.

Leonard Bernstein's puppy makes him glitter and be gay.

Ethel Smyth looks so "Downton Abbey" that her dog can't even look her in the eye...

Cole Porter composing his hit, "Crazy for Pooch."

Edward Elgar's dog is confused why you aren't joining them for a nice sit in the park.

Ernest Schelling's dog is confused about why *anyone* would put their queen in such a vulnerable spot on the board.

Francis Poulenc and his puppy making dinner.

"Hey Kurt, can you feed me? I've been waiting for a Weill."

Fritz Kreisler is about to play the world's smallest violin for his dog, who looks a bit displeased.

Sonny Rollins and his dog just want this photo session to be over so they can get to the gig...

Germaine Tailleferre and the 7th member of Les Six.

Heitor Villa-Lobos and Audrey Hepburn dancing with a dog like it's nbd.

One of the most important members of Isang Yun's family happens to walk on four legs.

What's Leoš Janáček's dog czeching out?

This pooch is pinning Carl Orff down to ensure he gets more head scratches. Smart pooch!

Sergei Rachmaninoff and his pal are just in from a canoe ride.

Igor Stravinsky's dog hates cameras - he's convinced every photographer is a Soviet spy.

John Philip Sousa's dog asking him to compose "Snacks and Scratches Forever."

This puppy has perked up because Edvard Grieg missed a few notes. But that's okay. What happens in the practice room stays there.

A puppy wants to join this stellar ensemble of Czech composers (Václav Kaprál, Vítězslava Kaprálová, and Bohuslav Martinů).

Michael League getting "snarky" with this puppy.

William Grant Still, his pooch, and his family are *not* entertained

The sooner Harold Arlen is done composing, the sooner they can get back to playing!

Luigi Nono enjoying the dog days of summer with his best friend.