Breonna Taylor

from Say Their Names by Derek Torsani

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NOTE: This music may be emotionally, mentally, or historically triggering for some.

This song is 84 seconds long, representing the 84 days between the day Breonna Taylor was murdered and what would have been her 27th birthday.

This song is in 2 time signatures with 2 different tempos making up 20 beats in a measure, representing the 20 shots that were fired from police.

The first 12 in 3/4 at 130bpm, representing the chaos of missed bullets, with 130 being 10 times 13, the day Breonna Taylor was murdered, Friday, March 13, 2020.

The second 8 in 4/4 at 108bpm, representing the 8 bullets that killed Breonna Taylor, with 108 being 4 times 27, the age she would've been on her birthday, Friday, June 5, 2020.

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from Say Their Names, released May 21, 2021

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Derek Torsani Washington, D.C.

Derek Torsani is an American multi-instrumentalist, producer, and songwriter born in 1989.

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