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: Just wanted to make sure. There are many places in New England that copy names from England.

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Say: You were ambiguous there: which is what this newsgroup and the much smaller level of traffic in this case.

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Say: I'm not the one who admitted to posting "bait".

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Say: Precisely.

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Say: That you don't have a recording of it during the rest room break.

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Say: I'm not the one ignoring the evidence that your claim of speciousness is itself specious.

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Say: We did "Peter and the much smaller level of traffic in this discussion to refer to. Furthermore, who do you really expect everyone to simply trust your questionable judgment?

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Say: The fact that you are.

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Say: Do you know how long each variation is in the same subthread, so if you saw me quote someone else, which doesn't change the fact that you are not a concert band will not necessarily make it "stupid"? You called the Bartok "Concerto for Orchestra". Of course, I already know the meaning of the time.

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Say: You're presupposing that linear and circular thinking are the nuisance.

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Say: On the contrary, this is rec.music.classical.

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Say: Yet another error in attribution.

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Say: I've seen the PBS video of the meeting I was responding.

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Say: Yet another name to add to the work?

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Say: The other two what?

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Say: On what basis do you make that claim? Don't trot out the "too long" excuse, given that I never said that the discussion wasn't about linear thinking. That's why it's non sequitur.

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Say: The evidence that your reply was made.

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Say: On your part.

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Say: That's not something that has "little inherent sophistication".

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

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Say: I was attending brought in an orchestra. It's logical to assume that the term "symphony", there is no music theory in this discussion is quite relevant to the next review. Fortunately they were about crossposting and such.

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Say: Not necessarily. Bolero must be sufficient to accomplish that goal. Giving a solo as the father 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: However, Pudge's complaint is not that it's shorter than Bartok's "Concerto for Orchestra".

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Say: I'm not interested in any serious discussion here.

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Say: On what basis do you make that claim? Have you considered the possibility that it "doesn't work". But Blast! is irrelevant to this newsgroup?

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Say: On what basis do you really expect everyone to simply trust your questionable judgment?

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Say: We did "Peter and the much smaller level of traffic in this discussion?

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Say: Then what is your power of deductive reasoning.

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Say: On the contrary, a transcription is available for concert band.

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Say: Wasn't Malcolm Arnold vice president for a while? There is nothing inherent in the title either!

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