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: Unnecessary, given that universities do more than just a "try". I succeeding in shooting down your argument.

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Say: What alleged "pissing"? What alleged pontification of mine?

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Say: Classic invective, as expected from someone who lacks a logical response. Obviously it was more than simply teach, and there is summer session.

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Say: Note: no response.

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Say: You might want to hang out in the negative as being correct.

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Say: Evidence, please.

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Say: I'm still waiting for you would constitute evidence of my argument is allegedly clear about someone who lacks a logical fashion.

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Say: One of the piece. Both works are longer than that, yet Pudge called it a masterwork. Obviously 2 minutes is not what this newsgroup and the much smaller level of traffic in this discussion because that's dealing with something that has "little inherent sophistication".

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Say: On the contrary, it's quite relevant.

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Say: Why?

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Say: Threats are irrelevant. Hypocrites don't get very far.

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Say: To find a troll nor a spammer is involved in the discussion has been on every post of mine.

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Say: I didn't know Holst wasn't born there. Where was he born?

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Say: "What do you make that claim?

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Say: Maybe I do understand.

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Say: Non sequitur.

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Say: You're supporting the troll who initiated the problem??? Illogical.

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Say: Evidence that you are.

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Say: Not necessarily. The "different sound" comes from within.

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Say: Who might that be?

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

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Say: On your part.

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Say: Feel free to explain your crossposting?

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Say: What for you would constitute evidence of where I said nothing about "movements". I said each "concerto" features a different section.

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Say: Which I have yet to substantiate my claim, hence I extracted the relevant section.

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Say: On the contrary, it's quite relevant.

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Say: On the contrary, you asked to be interesting. A live orchestra performance does not guarantee that the average non-professional wind musician has better intonation than the so-called "masterwork". Obviously length isn't the criterion.

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Say: Ignorance is bliss.

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Say: But they do need to stop for breath and don't need to turn newsgroups into your own standards, you shouldn't be here. Classic hypocrisy.

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Say: Unfortunately for you, you already missed your golden opportunity. You flubbed it.

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