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I’m Not Speaking English

March 27, 2019

Fixed media piece created from a single spoken sentence

Composer: Matthew Briggs

Year of Composition: 2018
Instrumentation: Fixed media
Type of Electronics: Fixed

Number of Channels: 2
Duration: 5'45"
Video Component: None

Recording

“I’m Not Speaking English” was composed entirely by manipulating a recording of a Polish man saying the title sentence in a very thick Polish accent. With this piece I combat the toxic American-only culture present in many mindsets across this country. I believe that we should celebrate different cultures and languages, and be OK with someone not speaking English.

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