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No. 6786 OHN CAG 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.: 1st 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 Gif it is included in the suite) may be played on any suitable instrument: wind, string, or keyboard (prepared or not) 2) = nh. and accented § =... 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, © 1938, renewed 1967, by Gertrude Stein, a Young Scott Book, by permission of Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.. LIVING ROOM MUSIC To Begin JOHN CAGE eer ter erty ys A [A pote ee f——= rl deter rtytan od tpt pt Edition Peters 6786 aN ty pres \ mf om ——s4—— crete, ne tity ere J = ihe E) A, > 4+ 1] 4] Tt tl | +s 7 A i. at imp & YRS 8 2p mf ie \ Hye Suddenly quiet and very noticeably slowing doun. \ — 6 Story “Once upon a time the world was round and you could go on it around and around." Gertrude Stein (half = voice) PB ‘Once Uup-ona tine ‘a time @ Once upona time a Once up-ona time a time a Z dah Ftp. FT 2 [TFs sh FH ‘time a Once up-on a time Once upon a Once up-ona time a Once up-ona (whtaper 1" a8 in Swbssper") wih ah Z { Z ti ti titi ti Ldsdn + FETs A ti titititi ti titi titi ti DA oad tine a time | Once upm a time up-on a tine up- ona tine (half - voice -"4" as in “time") titi titi tL ti ti titi] am Al dt fi wide a aad Pla mo. oo ‘time wp-on a tine Up-on a tineup-ma (whieper ~ "ce" very sibilant) ot fi J—— ve worl- "a co |pPR—>P ce 2 ji: 2 On- ce SS Sa SS af 1 t¢—s_f de 4 xT) ca- ce On-ce lOn- ce Gn-ce On- ce |On- ce On-ce \ 4 fTlb dP hd up-on a |tine a timeuponatine a time @ > > > > = Gn- ce on te on- te \ (halt voice) ne st ‘the world was (hal - voice ) ag ae * ft ‘a ‘Once up-ona tine vas Tound » and| and ‘the world: (haif- voice) ¢ 4 les = Tt Saat “s 2 : i (hai¢- vote) ap. ss . the world was GT pe ATT ad go youcouldgo and youcould goon it and [FFP ss FOr » | lyoucould goon it youcould g and you Jey 3e 70 (half - voice) oo 2 Eh Sh i yu te yout Jef 2 FT pb» Fr — a 2 ‘and it and youand ‘youcould goand|you could go on it andyouand it west St = _——~.4 2} A fe you fryouit styoutt it you it you|i you it you ityou it via Sats tafe ator ae a Su could goon it and youcouldgo a I SS I crete. - _ = - aa tater pion pad [round and a- round a-roundanda- round a. \ } é oN F X of t it youityouit it i pe hoo J) ATT aM ‘a-roundand a-roundand a-|roun- a ‘a-roundand a- round a- w pe 4 mg ('z2" as in buzz) 22 10 DI —, =~, a and a couldand a a anda could fe (Onceup-on a time a time a(nceup-an a at a phos 2 3a A = > > 1 a zt could anda could anda could anda a anda | could could and a Lh 2 ae “Ao 2 2 eine "a tinea time Once up-on a tine up-ona time a timeup-on a time wf, . 3 —" ona P (whistle) A A 1 "Th ai. + a aanda Saas ityouit you it ee eae Tae you dt you lt you P 7 <=) : 4 up- on a timeup-on a worl> worl- d worl- a 3 —" 4 do) 1 Ja] SJ = — roun= ——"d ju- nd = roun- do rou- nd rou- nd (half - voice) 4 j——h + ¢ tim- u 0S. a. Re tetnns oe ic aaa cecal cc RRR os bu jb tik + a worl- d worl- worl- s_J=)_ Jo) + S 1 LF Z 7 rou- nd roun- a nd You ‘roun- ‘4 3a ——. | : . —e ~ : eh ee ee me tt you ityautt you st. yout Gt you ityeu it Te you it you you LAS, SS : 2 vp-on atinewp-ona — up-on atineup-ma | up-on a timeup-c a wp-on a timeup-on a o|} 4 tah ST ah ou: ond roun- ‘a your nd Fou- nd roun- a rou- nd ay é é _—. SSS ee we youte =r it foyeu tyou Se P a du ‘up-ona timewp-ona Wworl- ~d Po oes a pF i oo t Se tee mf 4 J, o ~ eee 0 : it yoult youtt, you Ityou you] it youit it it ce On- ce n= ce On- ce, 12 (whisper) fontper iat titi ti ti ti ti tititi Prprrer eee renee seen ti tititi ti : = aft» __AJ Jeol ‘the worl- d= was round and ‘and youcould go mit youcould > » J 1_i=—+ ‘Rand roun (half- voice) ZA —— ti ‘the worl- d was round pr fe eee) you could go ‘youcould go ‘you could go sh Ghee fe Eee eae d= was round | a and a could and a aand a could thewrldwas roun- | d z 3 ? PP fround and a- roundand a- roun- a-roundand a-roun- | — . ‘ sh lL Dh roun- a *HlL (wristie) J ——. f, 13 Melody Player #1 Player #2 Player #3 Player #4 14 15 perese, 16 4 byt x é End au ZA dy: dd. a dye: tptptpeat Jl toes bpd: ptt da de J Lytpdpd the tye bee d. Pept tpt apt] a: Jt. +g te: d: X \ zy J. oot At d d. dd: 4 ye +11 tanner ALAd 4 SEEN |e selsme em) ds a 20 RT CATT RH Sa TR ES qc PEE} [tdi 414 4] [bd al ct ct |) LBA Pa 4 Gia) HAL Hl aq wall didi ett [ki Ee Ff + RE Tk WH P| 4 4] JR 9 HC eb | iq ) 4 ree PR) a [lyf 4) fp {iP tS) AT} ial ay BRYA og] LE YL if 4]3 pone Ney NS TH Fe

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