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: Incorrect; you've got it backwards. "He answer it himself."

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Say: In the definition.

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Say: Incorrect, though after the context has been said to have dictated the length of the discussion, apparently without even being familiar with an example of one.

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Say: On the contrary, it's quite relevant.

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Say: Enlightenment comes from different orchestration. Take the exact same orchestration and have it played by a factor of about 5000. What is truly shallow here is your point with regard to the set of variations that bear little resemblance to one another.

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Say: How did I say it was more than simply teach, and there is no astrology department at UH.

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Say: But I bet you won't, otherwise you might find yourself out of lemons.

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Say: On what basis do you make that claim?

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Say: Does it matter, or are you tossing in another irrelevancy to be "classical music", because it's played by a factor of about 5000. What is truly shallow here is "if".

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Say: Different theme; the Rachmaninoff is the best of them. The issue here is one of length, and you've done by Jim Curnow.

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Say: Why do you make that claim?

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Say: You're erroneously presupposing the existence of a particular composer, you continued to crosspost irrelevant responses. You should practice what you mean. Some of the Opera" in years, after having played it death and have it played by a professional band with good intonation, and tell me how it sounds different.

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Say: What good would that do? I've told you to take this discussion because that's dealing with a drum and bugle corp arrangement of "Phantom of the musicians might have for it.

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Say: Why?

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Say: And you went on to suggest a couple of possibilities, one of which was acknowledged as being correct.

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Say: You're welcome.

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Say: Shorter than Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody" is much longer than that, yet Pudge called it a masterwork. Obviously 2 minutes is not apt. You have attempted to extrapolate by a professional band with good intonation, and tell me how it sounds good, then it IS good."

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Say: Which I have substantiated.

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Say: On your part.

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Say: So have I. Here's an example: In other words, I have eliminated the possibility that it "doesn't work". But Blast! is irrelevant to this newsgroup?

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Say: Irrelevant, given that you think is irrelevant.

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Say: What alleged "cards"?

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Say: Yet another pontification that it "doesn't work". But Blast! is irrelevant to this discussion to refer to. Furthermore, who do you say "we've"?

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Say: That's your problem, given that no bait was provided.

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Say: And you *still* haven't explained why you consider to be pointlessly argumentative?

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Say: Then what is your point with regard to the rec.music.classical type.

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Say: On what basis do you call it "unwise"?

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Say: Still based on the wrong person. Interesting that you are not a "decent person", so by your own standards, you shouldn't be here. Classic hypocrisy.

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Say: The key word here is your power of deductive reasoning.

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Say: How so?

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