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Files a Marier composed by Gillis Binchois is a chatty piece. There are two soprano parts that are saying the same thing but a measure apart. Their parts are also entirely syllabic which means there is one musical note per syllable. I used two oboes on those parts and panned them to opposite sides so that, if you are listening in stereo, they are far left and far right. That all the instrument sounds are double reeds make the piece very yakky. The piece is in F and uses more B naturals than B flats which gives it an exotic Lydian modality. Do read the translation to understand why the piece sounds so, lacking a better word, annoying.