Musician and composer Robert Rohe worked with the New Orleans symphony for 25 years. His most famous composition was "The Land of Bottle," which he wrote in 1958. It was a piece for 8 Coca-Cola bottles.
As the musicians blew into the bottles, a narrator described "a rocket ship trip to the other side of the moon where all of the people are bottles."
The composition enjoyed a few years of popularity, but has since fallen into obscurity. You can find the sheet music for it at Boosey & Hawkes, and a brief bio of Rohe at legacy.com.
Dec 1962: Honolulu Symphony Orchestra performing Land of Bottle Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Dec 1, 1962
April 1959: The "bottle section" of the Liverpool Music Group, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool The Guardian - Apr 15, 1959
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