I was invited to write this piece for the France-based Ensemble Court Circuit upon their 2022 Fall residency at the University of Buffalo. I had recently completed a number of pieces of duration around 10 minutes and wanted to write something shorter.

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Constructed as a succession of somewhat capricious antecedent and consequent phrases, this grotesque, yet lighthearted piece is always in a state of violent, argumentative dialogue with itself; continually changing in style and character, but always maintaining a sense of petulance and humor.