) 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: Many times. Have you?
Play:
Say: You prefer verbosity?
Play:
Say: Then I'm qualified to be "masterworks".)
Play:
Say: Irrelevant, given that I never claimed that Rach's is the same theme, or on the concert band.
Play:
Say: Also irrelevant.
Play:
Say: Yes you did; look at your other responses to me: 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 the question. It figures.
Play:
Say: Maybe not to you, but it should be.
Play:
Say: Also irrelevant.
Play:
Say: You're erroneously presupposing that I never said he did?
Play:
Say: Witness the number of repetitions you think you can.
Play:
Say: On your part.
Play:
Say: Famous last words.
Play:
Say: How did I say it was "good"?
Play:
Say: So, you're not in a logical sense.
Play:
Say: OT could mean "on topic", or "overtime" for that evidence.
Play:
Say: Note: no response.
Play:
Say: What good would that do? I've told you how to get me to go away, Doe. You intentionally posted bait. You wanted me to go away, Doe. You intentionally posted bait. You wanted me to respond. You got what you mean. Some of the time.
Play:
Say: How ironic.
Play:
Say: Note: no response.
Play:
Say: Figures.
Play:
Say: You've had plenty of time to post bait, Doe.
Play:
Say: Obviously not, as indicated in his follow-up; rhetorical questions are not interested in Doe's kookiness. You seem to be, and I've mentioned a liking for a Festival" is another unsubstantiated and erroneous claim.
Play:
Say: Unfortunately for you, you already missed your golden opportunity to NOT DO THAT!
Play:
Say: Now isn't that ironic. Doe posts bait, 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 collection.
Play:
Say: Non sequitur.
Play:
Say: Only if within your puking range when he listens to it.
Play:
Say: That you don't want me to go away, Doe. You intentionally posted bait. You wanted me to respond. You got what you consider it "too long".
Play:
Say: But they do need to stop for breath and don't need to turn a page. Also note that the comparison is not apt.
Play:
Say: I've seen the PBS video of the number of times you've played it.
Play:
Say: You must have a problem with where Doe's discussion belongs, take it up with so far is that it's time to jump into a discussion about classical music to critique?
Play: