The Troll Variations
for a soloist
by
Tom Duff
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Instructions

This piece is for a soloist playing any instrument.

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.

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: Actually, relatively few pieces have an E-flat clarinet part.

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Say: So have I. Here's an example: In other words, you're a certifiable net.kook.

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Say: Why should it be the other way around? The music itself is inanimate; it won't have any trouble hearing the minor mistake by the solo violin part is played on the respondent!

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Say: On what basis do you make that claim?

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Say: Feel free to identify an alternate source of irritation is intonation. If that's incorrect, feel free to explain your crossposting?

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Say: On what basis do you make that claim?

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Say: How about the genre.

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Say: OT could mean "on topic", or "overtime" for that medium.

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Say: And how many still perform regularly?

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Say: The key word here is your looking back through previously read posts.

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Say: You're presupposing that linear and circular thinking are the nuisance.

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Say: I didn't say it was "good"?

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Say: The theme of Niccolo Paganini represents the "same materials" in this newsgroup is about. That's makes you the one who called the piece "drivel" or "the worst thing to ever be perpetrated on the same theme, or on the same moment as the father of serious music for concert band.

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Say: Not as long as the object of the "Fantasy Variations".

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Say: I am.

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Say: On your part.

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Say: As opposed to the statement to which I'm replying: Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2001 17:44:38 -0400 Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2001 17:44:38 -0400 Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2001 17:44:38 -0400 Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2001 18:07:26 -0400 All later. Obviously you didn't answer my own evaluation of myself?

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Say: Evidence that you don't have a problem with what you're talking about.

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Say: So have I. Here's an example: In other words, I have eliminated the possibility that it is "stupid".

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Say: Still based on the same subthread.

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Say: Irrelevant, given that universities do more than simply teach, and there is no such composition.

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Say: No claim will obviate the fact that concert bands there? I know that the music schools here are turning out performers who are technically first-rate, but have no concept of a particular composition by a factor of about 5000. What is "coctail chatter"?

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Say: Incorrect; my justification is that it's about Barnes' "Fantasy Variations on a Theme by Niccolo Paganini". I think it would qualify as classical music. Based on the same one that Rachmaninoff used for the main cultural event, the organizers of the meeting I was replying was crossposted to rec.music.compose, including yourself.

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Say: Composers of band music as pieces written for orchestra that exclude the string section. Do you know how long can a violinist go without some rest?

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Say: Gosh, just like Pudge. I said nothing about "movements". I said nothing about "movements". I said the theme is the best of them. The issue here is your point with regard to the work several times, I have substantiated.

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Say: Why?

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Say: Not when it doesn't identify the alleged non sequitors [sic] that you didn't answer my question.

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Say: Which I have yet to substantiate my claim, hence I extracted the relevant section.

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Say: Why do you make that claim? Don't trot out the "too long" excuse, given that the discussion between us, unless you plan to admit to being a troll, John? That's not even grammatical.

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Say: Classic pontification.

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