Music of Triumph, Music of Mourning derives its most general form from the philsophy that all life eventually returns to a common experience, regardless of how pleasurable or unpleasurable the basic essence may be.

The generating idea is the opposition of triumph and mourning, both of which are translated into musical terms. It is observable through the course of the piece that the more personal the reactions and emotions to this idea become, the more similar the final results appear to be. This first appears as the distinct and diametrically opposed experiences of triumph and mourning. They gradually merge until their differences are almost unrecognizable, through a series of movements depicting increasingly more introspective facets of triumph and mourning.

Rather than adhering to a programmatic approach, the music unfolds in a generally descriptive manner, using the idea of each dichotomy as a springboard to the musical transmutation within each section:

Prologue:	Fanfares
Dichotomy I:	Themes
Dichotomy II:	Hymns of Lament and Praise
Dichotomy III:	Sounds of Laughter and Cries
Dichotomy IV:	Moods of Melancholy and Contentment
Epilogue:	Introspection

Tempo and meters are for ensemble purposes; the feeling of a regular pulse should be avoided. The two ensembles should be situated as two groups, side-by-side, on the stage.