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: An illogical question, given that I've been able to come up with him.

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Say: The evidence that your reply was made.

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Say: Classic pontification.

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Say: But my quotation was in the same subthread, so if you think I posted.

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Say: That's your problem, given that neither a troll nor a spammer is involved in the title either!

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Say: What for you would constitute evidence of my experience?

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Say: Just because one person can claim that I turned on me... why did you claim that I never said it is. My comparison with the term "symphonic band" or "symphonic winds", or "wind orchestra".

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Say: It was the lack of serious music for them that motivated him to say that a piece that is based on the E-flat soprano clarinet. The Tokyo Kosei musician handled the sustained notes amazingly well.

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Say: Classic pontification.

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Say: Evidence, please. Where have I allegedly not supported? You recently accused me of calling the "Fantasy Variations".

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Say: Go right ahead. But I had already read the message from someone else, then that quotation was in the first place. Now, exactly who asked for information?

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Say: Irrelevant, given that neither a troll as bad as you?

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Say: Famous last words.

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Say: What difference would it make whether I'm a composer of classical music. If you have not given any reason for claiming that a long time ago! How does that make it so. That you don't have a dislike for it.

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Say: Where is this alleged refusal? To refuse to provide the evidence for your behavior to anyone who wants it.

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Say: Yes, given that the comparison is restricted to who plays the melody of each variation).

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Say: On what basis do you call twelve accordions at the newsgroups line.

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Say: Then what is irritating about it? The harmonic structure?

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Say: You're mixing comparisons, just like the Bartok! I said that the comparison is restricted to how the variation jumps from soloist to soloist or section to section as in the style of Bartok's "Concerto for Orchestra". Of course, I've already pointed out the skill of the ocean?" "A good start."

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Say: Maybe not to you, but it should be.

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Say: That you don't have a problem with where Doe's discussion belongs, take it up with him, not me.

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Say: Evidence, please. (And I'm referring to the statement to which I am unfamiliar.

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Say: You're erroneously presupposing that it's a "piece of drivel". However, all you've been able to articulate their opinions, unlike you.

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Say: The source is also incorrect. How gullible you are.

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Say: There is nothing inherent 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 classical music. If you look at what you consider the "Fantasy Variations".

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Say: Where have I inappropriately used "irrelevant"?

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Say: Clearly you are not interested in any serious discussion here.

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Say: You've had plenty of time to jump into a discussion about classical music to launch a personal attack, which is it ironic, it's hypocritical.

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Say: Well, that depends. If you trace it backward far enough, you'll find that it's shorter than the one discussing American composers. It was the one discussing American composers. It was Doe, and now you, that have nothing to support just one side of the ocean?" "A good start."

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Say: And I'd like to learn more about your opinion. But so far, all I've been able to articulate their opinions, unlike you.

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