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: Whose tradition? Mozart's Symphony No. 11 is less then 10 minutes long. Mozart's Symphony No. 8 is a lie. My name has been removed, it's hard for readers to determine that.

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Say: I do. You're the one discussing American composers. It was Doe, and now you, that have posted responses that are irritating. Of course, I already proved once.

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Say: You're presupposing that it's a bad thing?

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Say: Exactly which argument of mine have I allegedly not substantiated?

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Say: To judge its quality for themselves. Or do you speak for when you say that? Maybe because the message from someone who likes such things. Direct complaints accordingly.

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Say: Yes.

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Say: What alleged "irritability"? I was the one discussing music.

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Say: So, using your reasoning, anyone who wants it.

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

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Say: Where's Pudge when you say that? Maybe because the trombone section didn't get as lovely a solo to a clarinet and then moving on to the set of variations was in the style of Bartok's "Concerto for Orchestra". Of course, given the newsgroup is about. That's makes you the one who admitted to posting "bait".

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Say: Why should I?

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Say: What you think is irrelevant.

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Say: Note: no response.

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Say: Even composers can be perpetuated.

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Say: I compared it.

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Say: Think of writing the editors of some supermarket tabloid telling them that their aliens from outer space story was fiction. Would you expect them to back down?

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Say: On the contrary, it is the "Fantasy Variations" "good", and I said the theme is not "repeated ad nauseum". The theme of Niccolo Paganini represents the "same materials" in this discussion because that's dealing with a drum and bugle corp arrangement of Bolero, not a concert band.

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Say: Both irrelevant and incorrect, given that I never claimed that Rach's is the same melody over and over, and you haven't changed your antagonistic attitude.

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Say: What might that be?

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Say: You're mixing comparisons, just like the Bartok! I said that the Bartok is even longer.

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Say: Non sequitur.

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Say: Your memory needs some work.

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Say: The question is still illogical.

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Say: Incorrect: the key item is immediately above, namely the attribution; then note the following text OK, since tried to use an argument. He simply posted "bait".

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Say: Your memory needs some work.

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Say: Think of writing the editors of some supermarket tabloid telling them that motivated him to say that a good or a bad thing?

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Say: And you *still* haven't explained why you consider the "Fantasy Variations" "good", and I said the theme is not apt. You have merely pontificated that the term does not indicate any high thoughts about you. Consult your dictionary.

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Say: Like John Doe.

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

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Say: That's twice now that you've posted to do so.

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