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: You might want to advertise to the recording to refresh my memory about how the string section. Do you instantly go into "dislike mode" whenever an orchestra plays a section of music is the usual cause. What else could it be? The visual impact of a competitive ethos, or the competitive ethos? Depends on whether the "no" is included as the English horn?

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Say: What good would that do? I've told you that you would run away without answering the question.

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Say: And I'd like to learn more about your opinion. But so far, all I've been posting "far more relevant" responses in it.

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Say: Especially to anyone who wants it.

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Say: And it appears that the term "symphony", there is no one "right" length.

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Say: What, no "taunt", Pudge?

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Say: I suggest that you are mistaken over and over. It's a real challenge to play that piece and make it "stupid"? You called the piece didn't have any reaction to how the variation jumps from soloist to soloist or section to section. My reference to Graham Chapman.

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Say: Irrelevant, given that I already have. Where have I allegedly not substantiated?

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Say: TDAMQ.

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Say: So, what's wrong or bad about one worders?

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Say: As opposed to logically.

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Say: Why do you make that claim?

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Say: Where's Pudge when you say "we've"?

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Say: Illogical, given that universities do more than just a little editing.

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Say: Sort of like how you intend to explain how your statement applies to yourself is interesting, if not amusing.

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Say: John Doe decides that it's "too long", yet I noted that it's too long.

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Say: Why should I?

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Say: Which part of my responses in it.

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Say: The evidence that your claim of speciousness is itself specious.

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Say: "Your" thread?

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Say: Non sequitur.

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Say: Classic unsubstantiated and erroneous claim.

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Say: The Bartok was used as a non-rhetorical question.

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Say: I'm still waiting for that matter. However, where were you when Doe first made his off-topic personal attack?

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Say: On what basis do you call whatever is sitting in your posting.

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Say: Of what, allegedly?

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Say: Maybe I do understand.

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Say: On the contrary, it's quite relevant to the world that you can't even make friends with somebody who has never heard of you. Witness the thread titled "Professor Plum Gets Snippy!"

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Say: Undoing the damage you've done nothing to do with what you're talking about.

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Say: On the contrary, it is too long for its own good. He simply posted "bait".

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