) interspersed
with diamond (
) and cross (
) note heads. Play
in a manner that contrasts with the lecturer's attitude. Be mocking
or solicitous or calm or resigned or anything else appropriate.
Alternate sections are marked Say and Play. The Say sections are spoken or sung to an improvised tune in a stentorian and condescending manner, as a traffic court judge lecturing a recidivist speeder. Read as though the text makes perfect sense, even though its grammar and meaning may make sudden, unexpected turns.
The Play sections use an ordinary five-line staff
with oval note heads () interspersed
with diamond () and cross () note heads. Play
in a manner that contrasts with the lecturer's attitude. Be mocking
or solicitous or calm or resigned or anything else appropriate.
) indicates some non-standard noise, like
a multiphonic or a strum behind the bridge or a dropped drumstick or a cheese-grater arpeggio or something else. Use your imagination.
) indicates a note that is one semitone (in either
direction) different from the preceding note.
You can play in concert with other performers, who may play other versions of this piece, or other any other materials, composed or improvised. When playing with others, the Say sections should be performed as disruptively as possible, and the Play sections should be played sensitively, with utmost regard to enhancing the performance of the other players.
Say: The evidence that you add irrelevant newsgroups, thus exacerbating the problem, is in your posting.
Play:
Say: You're welcome.
Play:
Say: Let's hope your flurry of emails are directed at Doe's multiple ISPs.
Play:
Say: I see that you could simply dismiss an answer in the discussion between us, unless you plan to admit to being a troll, John? That's not even grammatical.
Play:
Say: Where's Wilma?
Play:
Say: And you were never arrested for posting "bait" here.
Play:
Say: The source is also incorrect. How gullible you are.
Play:
Say: Why don't you just practice what you preach.
Play:
Say: Composers of band music do not share your dislike for it? Not at all. It simply means that we played it death and have it played by a professional band with good intonation, and tell me how it sounds different.
Play:
Say: Actually, I've spelled them correctly, and some of those uses have been in response to Professor Plum, Bill, Jim, and you.
Play:
Say: On the contrary, you were replying to me. Having listened to the work?
Play:
Say: After a fashion.
Play:
Say: And the piece didn't have "Variations" in the first line above, it looks like it's about Monty Python. If you look at the subject line, it looks like it's about Ed Casey's erroneous warning. If you have a problem with where Doe's discussion belongs, take it up with him.
Play:
Say: Now would you care to try for "how" or "why"?
Play:
Say: Undoing the damage you've done by Jim Curnow.
Play:
Say: No, because it did occur to me. See above for the main cultural event, the organizers of the orchestra.
Play:
Say: On the contrary, you were replying to me. See above for the entire ensemble, is quite irrelevant. Ironically, above you called this the relevant section.
Play:
Say: The source is also incorrect. How gullible you are.
Play:
Say: Classic pontification.
Play:
Say: Evidence, please. Where have I inappropriately used "irrelevant"?
Play:
Say: I know that the my discussion of a composer or not?
Play:
Say: On the contrary, a transcription is available for concert band.
Play:
Say: Repetition of a pontification doesn't make it any less of a pontification.
Play:
Say: On the contrary, he just admitted to "baiting" me, John. You did the opposite of ignore me. You "baited" me, by your own admission. I'm doing exactly what you want. I'm responding were crossposted, such as the Bartok is even longer.
Play:
Say: Classic pontification.
Play:
Say: What is "coctail chatter"?
Play:
Say: Witness the number of repetitions you think I posted.
Play:
Say: Incorrect, given that there is some fantastic music for concert band.
Play:
Say: It's hard to figure out people like Doe.
Play:
Say: Incorrect.
Play: