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I must say, I was truly astounded by this piece. Works of any substantial quality are often the exception rather than the rule on this forum, yet your piece exemplifies the small pocket of truly prodigious talent that exists in this "online community."
With reference to your work, I can honestly say that it sounds to be of professional quality. Your sense of harmony, tension/release, chord progressions and voice leading is extraordinarily competent. Of particular note is this piece's seeming timelessness. It exhibits a very modern sense of drama and theatrics while simultaneously maintaining a pious, regal quality of the high Baroque or perhaps even Medieval period. In short, it evokes notions of Bach, Mozart, Beethoven and even Mahler. Despite your personal fear of a "conservative harmony," I do not see the need for any drastic harmonic changes, unless you are aspiring to something exceptionally avant-garde.
Please continue working on this piece and pursue it to completion. I look forward to hearing the subsequent sections and, ideally, a live performance.
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