Fred: Thanks for the congrats! Yea, when composing something like this, I get really excited, it's so fun. By the way, this is a skeleton sketch you could call it. This is only the basic outline, no orchestration at all is attached to the sketch. The timpani drum roll is the only thing that I'm 100% sure about, so that's why I wrote that note.

M G: Thanks a lot for your encouragement too! I imagine the orchestration being like Tchaikovsky's usual (both blaring brass and passionate strings dominating), but hearing orchestral effects of other composers makes me want to do a little mixing of orchestration styles. I'm really glad to have access to full symphonic scores of several composers at this site: http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/variatio...symphonic.html. As to all the key changing, as was debating with myself whether or not to bring the "climax" of the theme back into E minor, but decided to take the freedom not to, since it naturally flowed right into f# minor.

And note to everyone: Please dont be expecting me to make fast progress on this... I dont know how long it will take me to finish the sketch of the 1st mov., let alone the other 3 mov.'s (which consist of an adagio or other slow tempo in minor key, light fast scherzo in major key, and allegro in minor key.)

Can't thank both of you enough for everything said,
~Daniel