Opening chorus: Interesting peice. But no real melody that I could hear. The chorus sounded like it was singing in an undiscovered mode. I kind of felt that the rolls on (timpani?) were kind of pointless as they didn't real have much effect on the rest of the peice. But that's just me.
Recitative: Not much of a recitative. More of a semi-melodic aria. I thought it was a little to abrupt. Finishing with no resolve. Very nice harpsichord part though. But the orchestra came in a bit too suddenly.
Aria: Not much I can really comment on. This should be the recitative in my opinion. But, i couldn't hear much of the voices, so... The strings kind of sounded a little weird. And, it's probably just the Mp3, but the end, again, didn't really have any resolve to me. Still good. Just need a little work.
The solo and chorus: Pretty. I liked it alot. No real criticism worth noting.
Scene IIa: Very nice. Pretty. Definitely great to listen to.
Overall: excellent work. Very impressive. The first little bit just needs some work. Keep on composing.
