The original message stated:
>I'm writing on a symphony right now and was wondering what options in
>terms of layout and form do I have when writing it? In short, if any of
>you were to write one, how would you write your first symphony.
which brings to mind the story of the 9 or 10 year old boy who asked
Mozart "How to write a symphony" and Mozart replied "Start with an art song
or ballad and work up to it" where the boy replied "Why should I start like
that? You wrote a symphony when you were nearly my age" Mozart's reply "No
one had to tell me how".
James M. Arnold