No. 6786 OHN CAGE LIVING ROOM MUSIC Percussion and Speech Quartet (with or without an instrumental solo with percussion trio) Score (Four scores needed for performance)DIRECTIONS: Any household objects or architectural elements may be used as instruments, e.g.: Ist player—magazines, newspaper or cardboard. 2nd player—table or other wooden furniture 3rd player—largish books 4th player—floor, wall, door or wooden frame of window. (Some graduation from high to low pitch should be obtained from 1st to 4th player) The melody (if it is included in the suite) may be played on any suitable instrument: wind, string, or keyboard (prepared or not). 27th. and accented § =n. and unaccented The first three players use the three middle fingers of both hands, the 4th player uses fists. Do not use conventional beaters. 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FOREVER AND SUNSMELL FREEMAN ETUDES HPSCHD Wie cllaboration wih Lejten ier Je) HYMNS AND VARIATIONS IMAGINARY LANDSCAPE NO. 1 IMAGINARY LANDSCAPE NO. > IMAGINARY LANDSCAPE NO. 3 IMAGINARY LANDSCAPE NO. INA LANDSCAPE INTHE NAME OF THE HOLOCAUST Invers. LECTURE ON THE WEATHER LES CHANTS DE MALDUROR PULVERISES PAR TVASSISTANCE MEME LIVING ROOM MUSIC MErAMoRPHosts MUSle FOR AMPLIFIED Toy PIANOS MUSIC FOR CARILLON NO. | MUSIC FOR CARILLON XO ? MUSIC FOR CARILLON NO. MUSIC FOR CARILLON NO.& MUste FOR CARILLON NO. 5 MUste FoR MARCEL DUCHAMP Music FoR PIANO MUSIC FOR PLAND MUSIC FOR PIANO 5 Music Fos Pawo &19 MUSIE FoR PLANO 20 MUSIC FOR PANO 21-35 3752 MUSIC FOR PLANO S68 MUSIC FOR PIANO a8 MUSIC FOR “IME MARRYING MAIDEN” MUSIC FOR SIND INSTRUMENTS. 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THEATRE PIRCE THIRD CONSTRUCTION THREE DANCES THREE PIECES FOR FLUTE DUET FOSSUD AS IT IS UNTROUBLED. ‘TWKOELN ‘TRO PASTORALES TWO PIECES FOR PIANO (1938) We BIECES FOR PIANO (Joe) THe UNAVAILABLE MEMORY OF AYVALENTINE OUT OF SEASON SaRiaTions t ‘VARIATIONS tL (VARIATIONS I ‘VARIATIONS IV VARIATIONS ¥ VARIATIONS V1 ‘YARIATIONS Yt Warive {IS WADTZES FOR THE FIVE BOROUGHS ery WHERE ARE WE GOING? AND WHAT ARE WE DOIG? ILIANIS Mab ‘INTER MUSIC THE WONDERFUL WIDOW OF EIGHTEEN SPRINGS hye POR A STRING PLAYER. a 133" o¥e..00 hase FOR A peRcussionisy DIGG" FOR A STRING PLAYER