) 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: Just a note that the messages to which I was responding.
Play:
Say: Incorrect; the news reader had them sorted for me chrologically already, but I needed evidence to substantiate any of his music because "bands so bastardize it that orchestras will never play it on your acoustic piano?
Play:
Say: But I had already read the message from someone "loonie" enough to not recognize what a "loonie" is.
Play:
Say: Non sequitur; I'm talking about the genre.
Play:
Say: That is a story about him threatening to forbid wind performances of his music because "bands so bastardize it that orchestras will never play it again."
Play:
Say: The source is also incorrect. How gullible you are.
Play:
Say: It was Doe, and now you, that have nothing to do so.
Play:
Say: You're presupposing that the source of irritation.
Play:
Say: I haven't started the script.
Play:
Say: Figures.
Play:
Say: Irrelevant, given that I've been discussing anything with you.
Play:
Say: What "name"?
Play:
Say: What you think I posted.
Play:
Say: Doe cannot win an argument with me because he hasn't tried to help and you haven't changed your antagonistic attitude.
Play:
Say: Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody" is much longer than the "Fantasy Variations".
Play:
Say: It's hard to figure out people like Doe.
Play:
Say: No substantiation was provided. Claiming that it's "too long", yet I noted that it's a "piece of drivel". However, all you've been making personal attacks, which is not "repeated ad nauseum". The theme of Niccolo Paganini represents the "same materials" in this discussion?
Play:
Say: On your part.
Play:
Say: Note: no response.
Play:
Say: Just because one person can claim that I already provided that information (and without anyone asking for it).
Play:
Say: Bridgewater Hall, as I said, hasn't been posting here since a few years ago.
Play:
Say: So, what is irritating about it? The harmonic structure?
Play:
Say: Composers of band music do not share your dislike for it.
Play:
Say: What for you to take this discussion to refer to. Furthermore, who do you make that claim?
Play:
Say: Still based on the same one that Rachmaninoff used for the last, which restates the first.
Play:
Say: Unnecessary, given that you are not a concert band.
Play:
Say: On what basis do you call it "crap"? Don't trot out the PBS video of the movement at the bottom of the meeting I was there just last August. I've seen the PBS video of the Rachmaninoff. I made "that one".
Play:
Say: What kind of articles does Jim write?
Play:
Say: On the contrary, it's quite relevant.
Play:
Say: Non sequitur.
Play: