This took almost 6 months to compose.
It's 11 minutes long.
It's Movement I
Movement I: 11 minutes
Movement II: 7-8 minutes
Movement III: 5 minutes
Movement IV: 7-8 minutes
So I'm not done, but Movement I is a monumental accomplishment.
I'm begging you for feedback.
I've waited 6 months.
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About the music:
It's program music, meaning it tells a story. This story is about a boy running away from his village in the dead of night. He travels over the hills into unknown territory. That's basically the first few minutes. Then he finds a dark forest, and a tree spirit appears, telling him it is safe to enter. The tree spirit's voice is an oboe, singing a sweet tune. So the boy enters and soon finds it is very dangerous, and he gets lots. This is when the music goes crazy. Demons starts to appear from the darkness, and begin to chase him. They grab onto him and as they are about to pull him into the underworld, the forest guardian appears with a flaming torch and magic sword. He fights the demons off. Then we get to a quiet part with the solo piano. This is the guardian telling the boy to be careful in the future, and to stay out of harm's way. Then the guardian triumphantly leads the boy out of the forest and back to the town as morning breaks.
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You have no idea how keen I am for constructive criticism.