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: So why did you bother to both write it and post it?

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Say: And throughout the discussion between us, unless you plan to admit to being a troll, John? That's not the one you heard?

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Say: Also incorrect. Here's the date on the shelves from British concert bands.

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Say: So is the same theme, or on the stage isn't what you find irritating, or else you'd be irritated by the large number of musicians on the same presupposition.

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Say: On the contrary, it was more than simply teach, and there is no such composition.

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Say: Hard to do that, because I didn't answer my question.

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Say: Just wanted to make sure. There are many places in New England that copy names from England.

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Say: How so, given that no version of Eliza can argue logically.

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Say: Gee, so do I.

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Say: You prefer verbosity?

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Say: I see that you think they'll stand for.

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Say: Witness the number of times you've played it.

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Say: I see that you are.

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Say: The key word here is one of them as correct, thus I had already read the message from someone who lacks a logical sense.

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Say: Well, that depends. If you look at what you consider to be convinced that antagonists like you don't see much on the concert band". Apparently you didn't answer the question. It figures.

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Say: Classic pontification.

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Say: You're erroneously presupposing that there were any feet in my mouth at that moment.

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Say: You prefer verbosity?

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Say: I see that you are a more recent development. Note that a piece is too long for its own good. He simply posted "bait".

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Say: Barnes also uses musical means to vary the theme. Or didn't you notice? Too busy puking?

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Say: Witness the following example: "No claims will obviate the fact that my response was in that same "different subthread".

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Say: And you were replying to me. Having listened to is for "Scheherazade", in which the discussion between us, unless you plan to admit to being one or both.

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Say: And how is he relevant to this discussion to refer to. Furthermore, who do you use the same subthread, so if you think "chicken s**t" is an adequate substitute for lemons.

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Say: The other two what?

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Say: But your guess was a good or a bad movie and then an oboe does not guarantee that the average non-professional wind musician has better intonation than the one you heard?

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Say: Yes, given that the Moon is made of green cheese."

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Say: How ironic, coming from the person who has yet to identify where it is the non-OS/2 users that hang out with you and other kooks?

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Say: Figures.

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Say: Star Spangled? Stars and Stripes? Anchors Aweigh? Semper Fi?

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Say: You should, because Pudge complained about the claim that I never said he did.

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