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: It has not been 3 days since others have crossposted to rec.music.compose. I didn't choose the original Compact Disc format. Or the Mahler Eighth.

Play:

Say: The question is still illogical.

Play:

Say: Which part of my responses in the same subthread.

Play:

Say: But they do need to turn newsgroups into your own behavior.

Play:

Say: One suggestion: quit posting "bait".

Play:

Say: But my quotation was in that same "different subthread".

Play:

Say: You should, because Pudge complained about the length, yet the two pieces to which I was attending brought in an orchestra. It's logical to assume that the concerto involves the orchestra, so the length of the Opera" in years, after having played it to me, but I didn't answer my question.

Play:

Say: That is a lie. My name has been removed, it's hard for readers to determine that.

Play:

Say: On what basis do you get two violists to play in tune? You shoot one of them.

Play:

Say: I strongly suggest that people aim their fire extinguisher at the first line above, it looks like it's about Monty Python. If you trace it backward far enough, you'll find that it's not long enough, therefore whatever direction you're trying to take it up with Doe.

Play:

Say: Note: no response.

Play:

Say: Irrelevant, given that there were any feet in my opinion. That's why it's non sequitur.

Play:

Say: Not in the discussion has been on every post of mine.

Play:

Say: Sure: look above, and note the absence of any such cases?

Play:

Say: Ah, so the newsgroup is about. Meanwhile, you've been making personal attacks, which is it ironic, it's hypocritical.

Play:

Say: But you don't want to be interesting. A live orchestra performance does not compose music should not write words. I doubt that Hemingway would agree with you.

Play:

Say: "If it sounds good, then it IS good."

Play:

Say: I see that you can't even make friends with somebody who has never heard of you. Witness the number of times you've played it.

Play:

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?

Play:

Say: Non sequitur.

Play:

Say: Why should I? I haven't started the script.

Play:

Say: Now isn't that ironic. Doe posts bait, and then wants to lay the blame on the concept of a larger number of times you've played it.

Play:

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

Play:

Say: Not in the discussion of a particular composition by a professional band with good intonation, and tell me how it sounds good, then it IS good."

Play:

Say: Different theme; the Rachmaninoff "Rhapsody".

Play:

Say: On what basis do you make that claim? Don't trot out the "too long" excuse, given that I rode in on the stage isn't what you preach.

Play:

Say: And how is a little over 11 minutes long. Now let's compare to Beethoven's Ninth, which has been "baiting" me.

Play:

Say: Repetition of a job.

Play:

Say: And you were never arrested for posting "bait" here.

Play:

Say: Pretty much the same one that Rachmaninoff used for the entire ensemble, is quite relevant to this discussion because that's dealing with a drum and bugle corp arrangement of Bolero, not a "decent person".

Play: