Instructions

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.

• I've used bar lines set off groups of notes. Groups should be observed by accent, phrasing, pauses or some other way.
• The cross () 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.
• The diamond () indicates a note that is one semitone (in either direction) different from the preceding note.
• Rhythm, tempo and dynamics are entirely up to the performer. Since no clef is specified, you can pick that as well.

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.

Score

Say: No claim will obviate the fact that concert bands there? I know that the trouble may extend to people who have heard of you. Witness the following example: "No claims will obviate the fact that my response is appearing there as well.

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Say: Why should I? I haven't started the script.

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Say: Be my guest.

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Say: Evidence, please. (And I'm referring to the Bartok. You left out that key component. No other comparison was intended. Don't put words into my mouth.

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Say: Irrelevant, given that I performed it. The title remains familiar, however, but the explanation is more likely because I have substantiated.

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Say: Sure: look above, and note the absence of any substantiation from you.

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Say: "Your" thread?

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Say: Note: no response.

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Say: You're presupposing that there are more transcriptions than the so-called "masterwork". Obviously length isn't the criterion.

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Say: Are you still talking about "Bolero"?

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Say: Meanwhile, you're already out of strikes.

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Say: Yet another unsubstantiated claim.

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Say: Exactly which argument of mine have I allegedly turn on you?

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Say: To judge its quality for themselves. Or do you make that claim?

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Say: I haven't started the script.

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Say: Just because one person can claim that it's too long.

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Say: The aforementioned work qualifying, in my mouth at that moment.

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Say: Why? Playing more net cop?

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Say: You're supporting the troll who initiated the problem??? Illogical.

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Say: More like getting hit on the posting to rec.music.compose, and yet hasn't spent one sentence discussing the issue that Doe was discussing, take it up with him.

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Say: You're erroneously presupposing that the discussion belongs in alt.usenet.kooks. If you trace it backward far enough, you'll find that it's too obscure.

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Say: Incorrect: the key item is immediately above, namely the attribution; then note the following text OK, since tried to help and you turned on me..."

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Say: I'm sure that some of the format, but rather the musicians. Good intonation is possible.

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Say: Unfortunately for you, you already missed your golden opportunity. You flubbed it.

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Say: If the previous material was irrelevant, then why did you answer your own question.

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Say: On the contrary, it is Doe's and your responses that are the only two possibilities.

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Say: On the contrary, it was "good"?

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Say: That's your problem.

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Say: Incorrect, as I just told you: to calibrate what you mean. Some of the piece. Both works are longer than that, yet Pudge called it a masterwork. Obviously 2 minutes is not something that has "little inherent sophistication".

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Say: That's twice now that you've posted to do nothing but make personal attacks. I've been able to articulate their opinions, unlike you.

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