a little ridiculous is a three-minute orchestral opener that embraces the joy of the unexpected, filled with playful gestures, sudden turns, and moments of musical mischief. The piece is built on a single chord progression that grows over its course: first presented as four chords, then expanded to eight, and finally to sixteen, so that the harmony becomes ever richer and more densely layered. The opening minute introduces the four-chord version and closes with a brief glimpse of the eight-chord version to come. This gives way to a driving minimalist ostinato that steadily gathers momentum against contrasting layers of high and low percussion. In the final minute, the brass take the lead and propel the orchestra into a relentless accelerando that refuses to slow down, carrying the music, with a wink, to the point of being just a little ridiculous.