Product Description
The deliberately ambiguous title of Conflict is wide-ranging in its meaning. For some it could mean the scenario of an all out war, for others a small-scale, perhaps domestic dispute. It could also have a purely musical meaning of tension and release. I wanted to leave the final interpretation to the listener. There are two sections to the piece. It starts with a wild, energetic, chaotic, sometimes frantic movement, pitching groups of instruments against each other, both rhythmically and melodically. At times, the music seems to collapse in on itself, but after a moment of regrouping, emerges again with renewed vigour, until finally it subsides in confusion and uncertainty. In the slow section a resolution to the conflict is sought, is almost achieved, but fails at the last moment, leading to a final, despairing chord.
There are two endings included: one, a concert ending, which the composer prefers, and is the version with playback on this site. The other is a 'contest' kind of ending, which has a coda based on the fast beginning section. Both are available on YouTube, and the link below is for the contest version.
It is also available in orchestral and concert band versions.
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