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Work Title
Living Room Music
Date
Composed in 1940.
Ensemble Type
Percussion Quartet
Work Length
20 minutes
Instrumentation
For vocalising percussion quartet.
Comments
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.
Dedicatee(s)
Xenia (on caption title of 2nd movement)
Publication
Peters Edition EP 6786
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