Joseph B Sowa wrote:
>writing it? In short, if any of you were to write one, how would you write
>your first symphony.
Having written too many unperformed works I will respond...I would only
write a symphony on commission, with a promise of a performance.
As for the form, for me, the thematic material usually dictated the
structure. Form was also, for me, a question of the style of the
composition.
If you think of this work as a throw away learning experience, consider
the forms of the past.
Karl