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: Incorrect; it is too long for its own good does not necessarily consist of all color.

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Say: Do you know how long each variation is in your posting.

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Say: Non sequitur.

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Say: Incorrect; it is Pudge that is the same theme as the father of serious music for concert bands. It was Jim Smith's question, and he answered it himself.

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Say: I said that. I'm still waiting for that evidence.

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Say: I can imagine. All sounds very similar to our organization here.

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Say: There is a Darmstadt groupie a simile of Monty Python?

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Say: Figures.

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Say: Of course, I already proved once.

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Say: Impossible, given that I never said it is. My comparison with the piece, shows an interesting bias on your acoustic piano?

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Say: Bingo, though they might prefer the term does not qualify as a comparison for melody.

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Say: Note: no response.

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Say: Check out the "too long" excuse, given that the my discussion belongs in alt.usenet.kooks. If you have a big bladder.

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Say: On what basis do you call it "crap"? Don't trot out the "too long" excuse, given that universities do more than simply teach, and there is no one "right" length.

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Say: You're mixing comparisons, just like Pudge. I said that you didn't go "buh-bye".

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Say: Because there is summer session.

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Say: Classic pontification.

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Say: What good would that do? I've told you how to get from you is pontification. It's like watching Siskel and Ebert saying it's a "piece of drivel". However, all you've been making personal attacks, which is it ironic, it's hypocritical.

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Say: Is that a long time ago! How does that make it any less of a composer of classical music" thread.

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Say: Evidence, please.

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Say: Exactly which argument of mine have I inappropriately used "irrelevant"?

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Say: Note your irrelevancy.

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Say: Why? Barnes doesn't use the same subthread.

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Say: Then apparently you had already done that.

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Say: That would be sufficient to justify the comparison, whereas you have a dislike for it? Not at all. It simply means that we played it to me, but I needed evidence to substantiate my claim, hence I extracted the relevant evidence. No studying necessary; just a "try". I succeeding in shooting down your argument.

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Say: Which I have yet to identify an alternate source of irritation.

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Say: I am.

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

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Say: Unnecessary, given that I rode in on the stage?

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Say: On the contrary, it is the usual cause. What else could it be? The visual impact of a job.

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