The Geographical Fugue or Fuge aus der Geographie is the most famous piece for spoken chorus by Ernst Toch.
The work was composed as the third and final movement in Toch's suite Gesprochene Musik (Spoken Music).
When Toch arrived in the United States in 1935, as a refugee from Nazi Germany, Cage sought him out and obtained permission for the Fugue to be published in English translation.
It is written in strict fugal form, and consists of four voices, each enunciating various cities, countries and other geographical landmarks in true contrapuntal fashion.
Although written originally in German, it was later translated into English under the auspices of John Cage and Henry Cowell and received wide acclaim.