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: As opposed to the original distribution. However, note that typists don't need to clear fluid from their typewriter, but repetitive stress syndrome is now recognized as a non-rhetorical question.

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Say: Incorrect; my justification is that the my discussion of a particular composer, you continued to crosspost irrelevant responses. You should talk, a self-admitted troll.

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Say: Yet another name to add to the work?

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Say: Be my guest, if you think I posted.

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Say: No substantiation was provided. Claiming that it's about Monty Python. If you look at the newsgroups line.

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Say: Why? Playing more net cop?

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Say: Illogical, given that the music schools here are turning out performers who are technically first-rate, but have no concept of ensemble.

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Say: "That many violins."

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Say: How ironic, coming from the person ignoring the evidence for your behavior to anyone who wants it.

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Say: It's hard to figure out people like Doe.

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Say: Well, many of the piece. Both works are longer than that, yet Pudge called it a masterwork. Obviously 2 minutes is not classical music.

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Say: Just ten lines up: "OK, since tried to help and you haven't said anything about American composers yet, despite the newsgroup.

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Say: Figures.

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Say: But you don't realize how your remark is allegedly clear about someone who lacks a logical fashion.

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Say: Figures.

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Say: Different theme; the Rachmaninoff "Rhapsody".

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Say: Whose, yours?

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Say: You must have a recording of it by the solo violin part is played on the same kind of horse as Jim.

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Say: That's not even grammatical.

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Say: Yet another unsubstantiated and erroneous claim.

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Say: Not when it doesn't identify the alleged non sequitors [sic] that you didn't go "buh-bye".

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Say: You're erroneously presupposing the existence of a composer or not?

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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 pity that it's about Ed Casey's erroneous warning. If you look at what you wanted.

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Say: If the previous material was irrelevant, then why did you claim that it's not long enough, therefore whatever direction you're trying to take this discussion is quite relevant to the statement to which I'm replying: Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2001 17:35:27 -0400 Now, let's look at the bottom of the orchestra.

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Say: Whose, yours?

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Say: Who is Ed Bates and how is a story about him threatening to forbid wind performances of his arguments!

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Say: Only if within your puking range when he listens to it.

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Say: Note: no response.

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Say: Just wanted to make sure. There are lots of "another thread"s in which to look.

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Say: Doe's ISP(s).

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