Hello! I know it's been a while, but I've been quite busy with school that I haven't uploaded much lately. That doesn't mean I don't have more things to post, quite the contrary! Stay tuned to my Instagram @composer.cg for info about some pieces I'm going to be releasing this Christmas in a special way! Here are the Program notes for this piece, thank you for watching, let me know what you thought of the music!

Twitter is, at this point in time, what I’d like to call one of the cesspools of the modern world. It’s a gathering of some of the worst people in the world as they argue over often trivial matters to no avail or progress. And that's where the inspiration of this piece came from. I composed this piece during my first semester of studying at the UMKC Conservatory where I’ve begun to explore so many more possibilities both in form, style, rhythm, and pitch. This piece is cast in six distinct sections telling the narrative of one visit to the app. The piece begins with opening the app, a foreboding prelude to the events to unfold. Then we encounter the opposing opinions of two users, who are interpreted by the violin and cello respectively. The piano drops out as the violin and cello discuss their opinions, trying to reach agreement. They fail and ignite a grand but pointless Twitter War. Finally, the war dies away leaving only a feeling of disgust and a bizarre desire to open the app yet again. The six sections are marked in the score as follows:

0:00 - I. Opening the app with regret already seeping in…
2:18 - II. One user declares her opinion…
3:15 - III. Another gives his rebuttal…
4:39 - IV. They begin to argue… their thread begins to trend…
6:05 - V. A Twitter war ensues... the masses join in with a dance of decadence...
9:51 - VI. Nobody wins… everyone loses… and the cycle begins anew…

I use the software Finale to compose my music.

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