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Been away for a while trying to do more scholarly writing (i.e. dissertation) because I SUCK AT IT! Meanwhile, here's the music part of my dissertation, Movt. 1 of Joshua. Deuteronomy 34 (NIV)
 7 Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died, yet his eyes were not weak nor his strength gone. 8 The Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days, until the time of weeping and mourning was over. 9 Now Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom because Moses had laid his hands on him. So, the Israelites listened to him and did what the LORD had commanded Moses. Joshua 1 (NIV)
10 So Joshua ordered the officers of the people: 11 “Go through the camp and tell the people, ‘Get your provisions ready. Three days from now you will cross the Jordan here to go in and take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving you for your own.’” The piece opens with a sense of tranquility as Moses sees the Promised Land but dies and is laid to rest. Joshua and Caleb become the leaders of the Israelites. The music will then develop in 6/8 as Joshua leads the Israelites into the Promised Land. Caleb and Joshua will converse back and forth as they travel.

thanks for you comments guys! @Markus Boyd to be honest I didn't know of Vanhal and Dittersdorf. Looking for the period and how they sound like, fit pretty well in the classical style of Mozart and Haydn. I can't tell you were the influence come exactly from. I draft the piece 1 or 2 years ago, and finished last month. @jawoodruff you are right, it could be more interplaying of the roles between the parts.

Your music makes me want to build waaay more self-discipline. So free.

So, I was in youtube an then a video pop up, it was called "blues scale", and I inmediatly fell in love with that scale. So I wanted to compose something with a bluesy fell. Did I got it?. It is no finished, this 10 measures were composed in around 10 minutes. Any comments are apreciated.

Love it!!!

This is the first time I've heard this music, which I would describe as happily urgent, or urgently happy. It has a great sense of motion with what I would call the "telegraph" motif, used with skill and imagination in the various orchestral combinations. The brass parts were pure joy, reminding me a little of Petroushka if you don't mind me saying. And the tuba, well what can you say about a solo tuba part? It added a little humor here and there. It's a difficult - or should I say ballsy - thing to mix different styles in the same piece as you did here. But I think you pulled it off and made something unique. Bravo!