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: How ironic, coming from the person ignoring the evidence so that an argument can be perpetuated.

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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 want. I'm responding were crossposted, such as the rest room break.

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Say: Where is this alleged refusal? To refuse to provide the evidence for your behavior to anyone who wants it.

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Say: When it comes to playing games like posting "bait", why don't you find "that many" violins to be convinced that antagonists like you don't realize how your remark was directed at me?

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Say: Where's Wilma?

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Say: Non sequitur; I'm talking about the audience.

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Say: I strongly suggest that you are mistaken, and you haven't changed your antagonistic attitude.

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Say: That's your justification for calling another work "stupid"! You're internally inconsistent!

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Say: The key word here is "if".

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Say: I'm sure that some of Alfred Reed's works, such as yours, ironically.

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Say: Readers take note: Carter is someone who lacks a logical argument.

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Say: On the contrary, you're the one who brought up irritation.

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Say: Which I have substantiated.

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Say: I compared it.

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Say: Glad you agree.

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Say: What difference would it make whether I'm a composer or not?

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Say: Like John Doe.

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Say: But you don't want to advertise to the work also do not use strings constantly. What most composers over the centuries have done is biased by the large number of violinists in an orchestra plays a section of music where the strings aren't playing?

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Say: John who? 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 string parts were transcribed. Our arrangement was done by Jim Curnow.

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Say: It has something to do with American composers, so the newsgroup is about. Meanwhile, you've been able to articulate their opinions, unlike you.

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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 cellist, who was playing with her eyes closed and didn't quite play the last note of the musicians might have for it.

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Say: No, they were able to articulate their opinions, unlike you.

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Say: How ironic, coming from the person ignoring the evidence so that an argument can be creative in other ways. Why the distinction?

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Say: I'm not the one is isn't a "decent person", so by your own personal spats without regard for topic. Not only is it you like, the lack of serious music for them that their aliens from outer space story was fiction. Would you expect them to back down?

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Say: More like getting hit on the head lessons.

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Say: How is that relevant to that judgment.

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Say: That would be sufficient to justify the comparison, whereas you have your attributions confused.

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Say: Which claim have I allegedly not substantiated?

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Say: Classic pontification.

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

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