Circles of Misunderstanding is an attmept to express the conflict that arises from two points of view, both perfectly comprehensible in their own right, that are incompatible with each other. The piece's two instruments chase each other around tonal areas, competing for temporal and motivic dominance. As one reaches an idea expressed by the other, that other moves on to a different idea. Finally they return to their original perspectives, diminished from their struggle with each other.