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No. 6786 JOHN 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—targish 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 Cif it is included in the suite) may be played on any suitable instrument: wind, string, or keyboard (prepared or not). oh. and accented § - 1h, and unaccented ‘The first three players use the three middle fingers of both hands, the 4th player uses fists. Do not use conventional beaters. Lyrics quoted from THE WORLD IS ROUND, © 1939, ronewod 1967, by Gertrude Stein, a Young Scott Bock, by permission of Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.. 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