Living being in The Oz Series
Allegro da Capo
Also known as the little fat musicker, the little fat man, Mr. Da Capo, the organ-man.
A little fat man who lives alone in a small house by the road; unlike anyone else, the musical sounds around him come from inside his own body rather than any instrument.
Appears in 1 chapters, first in chapter 97, last in chapter 97.
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What the story establishes
| Age | An adult grown man — a little fat, bald-headed man with a round face. (as of ch. 97) |
| Appearance | A little fat, bald man with a round face and faded blue eyes; wears a red braided jacket to the waist, a blue waistcoat, white trousers with gold stripes, white cotton gloves, and a small round red cap held on by a rubber elastic under his chin; leans on a stout gold-headed cane. (as of ch. 97) |
| Being nature | A fairyland being whose lungs are filled with organ-like reeds, so that simply breathing produces continuous musical notes. |
| Body conditions | Bald head; round face; faded blue eyes; wears white cotton gloves. |
| Conflict | His constant involuntary music annoys the shaggy man, who repeatedly demands he stop, and Toto dislikes him enough to snap at his leg. (as of ch. 97) |
| Current goal | To be taken along with the travelers to the Land of Oz so he can play at Ozma's birthday party. (as of ch. 97) |
| Dialogue style | Speaks entirely in rhymed, sing-song verse that accompanies the organ-like notes he breathes, rather than plain speech. (as of ch. 97) |
| Equipment | A stout gold-headed cane he leans on while seated. (as of ch. 97) |
| Gender identity | man (as of ch. 97) |
| Health condition | Suffers a constant, involuntary organ-like piping caused by his own breathing, which he and others regard as an incurable lifelong affliction he cannot help. (as of ch. 97) |
| Is alive | yes (as of ch. 97) |
| Maturation stage | adult |
| Motive | Wants to be taken along to the Land of Oz so he can play music at Princess Ozma's birthday celebration. (as of ch. 97) |
| Personality | Vain and proud of his musical affliction, visibly pleased by compliments, yet also mildly self-pitying and resigned about being unable to stop the noise he makes. (as of ch. 97) |
| Quirks | Breathes continuously in involuntary, wheezy hand-organ-like music that he cannot stop, and answers nearly everything in rhyming sing-song verse timed to his own piping. (as of ch. 97) |
| Referential profile | masculine (as of ch. 97) |
| Sex profile | male (as of ch. 97) |
| Skills | Able to instantly compose rhyming sing-song verse that accompanies the notes of his own breath-music. (as of ch. 97) |
| Social status | An untitled commoner living alone in a small roadside house, holding no rank; he styles himself a famous musician but has no station or authority. (as of ch. 97) |
| Special capabilities | Involuntarily produces continuous organ-like music with every breath, and his lungs full of reed-like structures turn his speech into sung, rhymed verse. |
| Status | Living alone in a small house beside the road in a valley, spending his time seated on a bench outside, continuously piping his involuntary organ-music. (as of ch. 97) |
Relationships
- communicates with ← Dorothy (ended) ch. 97Dorothy converses with the musicker, remarking that he seems proud of his music and that she has heard worse, and later politely declines to bring him along to Oz.
- communicates with ← the Shaggy Man (ended) ch. 97The Shaggy Man repeatedly demands the musicker stop his ceaseless piping and asks him who he is.
- communicates with ← Button-Bright (ended) ch. 97Button-Bright calls the fat man a 'reg'lar musicker' and, after listening to his songs, declares that he likes him and thinks he's nice.
- communicates with → Dorothy (ended) ch. 97Hearing the travelers mention the Land of Oz, the musicker sings a plea to be taken along so he can play at Ozma's birthday, which Dorothy declines.
- communicates with ← Polychrome (ended) ch. 97Polychrome remarks that the musicker's playing is pretty and, hearing his sung riddle-verse, admits she doesn't quite understand it.
- threatens ← Toto (ended) ch. 97Toto, disliking the fat musicker, snaps and grabs at his chubby leg before Dorothy pulls him away.
From the text
I'm Allegro da Capo, a very famous man; Just find another, high or low, to match me if you can.Chapter 97
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