Rondo March in A minor

This is the first piece that I really feel is completed and is half way decent. Though I've much more to learn about composing music, especially an entire orchestra, this was an enjoyable start.

The piece is about 3.5 minutes long.
I have it available to download in mp3 format from the Downloads section. You can listen if you want by clicking here:
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There are a few rough edges in this particular mix that I amd going to smooth out, I'm just waiting for the improved digitized sound base CD to arrive before I remix and edit the composition slightly.
I am planning to take extra music courses when I start back at school this January towards enhancing my RT  and SW degrees.
This piece was inspired by a riff I came up with just the preceding Saturday while doing my daily practice on my guitar while going to sleep.
I could hear a lot more acompanying it in my head.
So the following morning I started composing maniacally, and by dinner time (4-6+ hours later) I had it pretty much complete. The muses had me firmly in their grip!;-)
The software I use is from www.myriad-online.com
It's a small French company and their software for the higher end Harmony Assistant that I used for this piece is only about $70 bucks.
I'm going to try some of the Linux equivalents this week, I like the software, but I despise running anything on Windows anymore. Luckily it's supported on Mac too, so I may switch it to that if I'm not happy with any Linux based equivalents. I'll brush the dust off my trusty old g3-233.
Hopefully I'll have more time for more pieces and slowly keep improving through practice.
Ciao.