The betrayal (III). (the poem of love and evil.)

program notes:

Act III: Betrayal

Ross begins to sense something wrong—what should have been a simple meeting starts unraveling into a web of deception. Aldric secretly contacts Isolde, planting seeds of confusion. His new, manipulative theme emerges, cold and calculated. Isolde’s presence grows stronger, but so does Ross’s fear. Despite Ross’s efforts to intervene, Aldric’s control deepens.

Tension builds as Aldric floods Isolde with messages, mocking Ross in the shadows. Ross spirals into paranoia, captured in the emotional haze of the Pool of Constant Fear. But clarity breaks through—Ross finds a way to act. He reaches out to Isolde himself. A confrontation follows.

Aldric’s mask finally slips. His schemes are exposed.

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Hi @Fruit hunter!

What a monumentally huge work!  It's full of pomp and often very menacing and dark, but it's also not without its bright spots.  I like your use of scoops/bends in the piece.  I understand that in order to get Musescore 4 to perform those satisfactorily you had to use guitar notation?  I'm interested in using the effect.  I actually listened to your piece while reading a chapter from a PDF book on my laptop.  Otherwise, I would probably not have had the patience to sit through a 40 minute work!  LoL  I love the dramatic tutti orchestral hits with what sounds to be an anvil accompanying (although I don't see it in the score at the beginning - I assume one of the percussionists must have switched instruments?).  Nice ending!  Quite an unusual progression of chords before the final bang!

It sounds very incidental in many spots, often playing the role of background music for the scene you described being played out in the foreground (I presume).  Did you come up with the story and characters yourself?  You're quite the creative mastermind if so!  Thanks for sharing!