• John Cage
  • Living Room Music (1940)
    (To Begin, Story, Melody, End)

  • Henmar Press, Inc. (World)

The first and last movements of this piece are to be played on household objects, such as magazines, a table, books, or the floor, or using household architectural “objects,” such as window frames. The optional third movement is a melody performed by one player on "any suitable instrument". The text of the popular second movement, “The World is Round,” is by Gertrude Stein.

  • Percussion Quartet
  • 6 min