Schroeder

In the world of “Peanuts,” of course, Schroeder was the Beethoven-obsessed music nerd . . .

When Schroeder pounded on his piano, his eyes clenched in a trance, the notes floating above his head were no random ink spots dropped into the key of G. Schulz carefully chose each snatch of music he drew and transcribed the notes from the score. More than an illustration, the music was a soundtrack to the strip, introducing the characters’ state of emotion, prompting one of them to ask a question or punctuating an interaction.

~Listening to Schroeder: ‘Peanuts’ Scholars Find Messages in Cartoon’s Scores by April Dembosky