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{{Short description|Song by John Cage}}
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'''''A Flower''''' is a [[song]] for voice and closed [[piano]] by [[John Cage]]. It was composed in 1950, for a [[choreography]] by Louise Lippold, wife of sculptor [[Richard Lippold]]. There is no text; the singer vocalises a small number of phonemes such as "uh", "wah", etc., without vibrato. Instructions given in the score include, for some passages, "like a pigeon" and "like a wild duck". The entire vocal line is constructed of just four pitches, except for a single bar near the end where a fifth pitch is used. The pianist plays by hitting the piano lid in various ways - with his fingers, with his knuckles, etc. The composition is somewhat similar to the earlier work for voice and closed piano, ''[[The Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs]]''.

== Editions ==
* Edition Peters 6711. (c) 1960 by Henmar Press.

== See also ==
* [[List of compositions by John Cage]]
* [[Nowth upon Nacht]]

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