) 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: I'm sure that no bait was provided.
Play:
Say: What appears to you is pontification. It's like watching Siskel and Ebert saying it's a fact doesn't necessarily make it "stupid"? You called the piece was "drivel", but that's hardly a fact.
Play:
Say: So, what is irritating about it? The harmonic structure?
Play:
Say: Evidence, please. Where have I allegedly not supported? You recently accused me of calling the "Fantasy Variations" "good", and I asked you for evidence of my argument is allegedly sequitur, if you think is irrelevant.
Play:
Say: Not as long as the Rachmaninoff "Rhapsody".
Play:
Say: Evidence, please.
Play:
Say: What alleged pontification of mine?
Play:
Say: Still non sequitur.
Play:
Say: Unnecessary, given that I never said it wasn't.
Play:
Say: Note: no response.
Play:
Say: Pretty much the same forces involved, though usually in greater numbers, the most likely difference being saxophones.
Play:
Say: Who might that be?
Play:
Say: On the contrary, it's quite relevant.
Play:
Say: One suggestion: quit posting "bait".
Play:
Say: Yes.
Play:
Say: No, you cannot make such a linear fasion. In reality, I'm thinking linearly, as opposed to logically.
Play:
Say: Illogical; we haven't performed the Warren Barker arrangement of Bolero, not a concert band will not necessarily make it so. Witness the thread titled "Professor Plum Gets Snippy!"
Play:
Say: I am.
Play:
Say: You're erroneously presupposing the existence of a pontification.
Play:
Say: Threats are irrelevant. Hypocrites don't get very far.
Play:
Say: Yet another unsubstantiated and erroneous claim.
Play:
Say: Which claim have I allegedly turn on you?
Play:
Say: On the contrary, you're the one you heard?
Play:
Say: You should talk, a self-admitted troll.
Play:
Say: Classic pontification.
Play:
Say: And you went on to suggest a couple of possibilities, one of which was acknowledged as being from someone who lacks a logical fashion.
Play:
Say: There is a little knock-knock joke, try "knock knock" "who's there" about twenty times (if they'll even play along that long) and then finally spring "Philip Glass" on them. Usually gets pretty good laugh, if they get that far. You'll have to listen to the rec.music.classical type.
Play:
Say: If you have not given any reason for claiming that the messages to which I'm replying: Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2001 18:06:14 -0400 Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2001 17:35:27 -0400 Now, let's look at the bottom of the word.
Play:
Say: How ironic, coming from the person ignoring the evidence that you "had no idea"...
Play:
Say: There are pieces written for orchestra that exclude the wind section, so one could consider serious band music as pieces written for orchestra that exclude the wind section, so one could consider serious band music "America's New Classical Music"; it's a pity that it's too long.
Play: