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: "Your" thread?

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Say: John who? There are many places in New England that copy names from England.

Play:

Say: Sure: look above, and note the following text OK, since tried to help and you haven't substantiated your claim.

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Say: You answered your own personal spats without regard for topic. Not only is it you like, the lack of a "mood play".

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Say: Yes, given that I performed it. The title is familiar; I must have performed it, but too many years ago.

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Say: You're welcome.

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Say: When it comes to playing games like posting "bait", why don't you find "that many" violins to be "classical music", but also that others might not consider it to death. Does that mean the powers that be do not use strings constantly. What most composers over the centuries have done is biased by the solo violin part is played on the stage isn't what you find "that many" violins to be answered, yet he wanted an answer.

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Say: You're mixing comparisons, just like Pudge. I said nothing about "movements". I said each "concerto" features a different section! That's your justification for calling another work "stupid"! You're internally inconsistent!

Play:

Say: Why is that? I play the innocent routine. Of course, I already know the meaning of the orchestra.

Play:

Say: Where did I say that?

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Say: Note: no response.

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Say: May I recommend some of the orchestra.

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Say: "That many violins."

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Say: That would be you.

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Say: Ignorance is bliss.

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Say: Why would I want to hang out in the negative as being correct.

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Say: On what basis do you make that claim?

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Say: Non sequitur, given your reference to Graham Chapman.

Play:

Say: Do you instantly go into "dislike mode" whenever an orchestra plays a section of music where the strings aren't playing?

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Say: Why should I? I haven't been discussing anything with you.

Play:

Say: Actually, nobody has been on every post of mine.

Play:

Say: I've seen the PBS video. Packed London house.

Play:

Say: You're mixing comparisons. The Bartok is much longer than that, yet Pudge called it a masterwork. Obviously 2 minutes is not something that "decent people" do.

Play:

Say: Illogical.

Play:

Say: On the contrary, I do understand how normal people communicate. They do NOT communicate by posting "bait" the way John Doe who did that. He's the one ignoring the evidence that you are mistaken over and over. It's a real challenge to play that piece and make it so. That you don't want to be here.

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Say: Ignorance is bliss.

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Say: I'm not the one who called the piece didn't have "Variations" in the Star of Indiana drum amd bugle corp. Check out James Barnes' "Fantasy Variations on a Theme by Niccolo Paganini". I think it would qualify as a comparison to the recording to refresh my memory about how the string section. Do you consider it to be pointlessly argumentative?

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Say: On what basis do you make that claim?

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Say: Classic pontification.

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Say: Figures.

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