Leaderboard

I've listeded up to the exposition repeat so far. Pretty solid attempt! Some orchestration/notation things: 1) The 3rd trombone (bass tr.) needs its own staff. Also, remember that one of its main roles is playing in octaves with the tuba instead of going with the other trombones. 2) You need to specify the number of winds at least on the first page. I'll assume you had in mind 2/2/2/2/ -- 2/2/3/1 -- timp -- str. 3) Div. and unis. is only for strings, use a2 (or a3) for winds. 4) Better don't use repeat slashes in the trumpet (e.g. measure 54) for double-tonguing. The slashes are usually reserved for fluttertongue. 5) Meas. 104: the violins need a slur for that run 6) Be careful with flutes on the first octave in loud passages. In meas. 122 they'll sound much weaker than the other wind entries (and everything will probably be drowned by the trombones playing FF. 7) While not specified anywhere, you seem to be writing for just 2 horns. Better use 4, it's the orchestral default, and only two will be too weak against 2 trumpets and 3 trombones. 8 ) Be careful with clarinets playing in octaves. The fact that they lack eve-numbered partials make their octaves unusually strident. Reserve that effect for deliebrately uncomfortable moments. 9) In measure 4 you may have balance issues, the brasses will overpower the clarinets and bassoons. Use different dynamics for the two families and/or use only a single trombone vs. double woodwinds. 10) Pizzicato strings don't need staccato dots most of the time (maybe unless it's a low cello/bass note). 11) Measuee 93: Use woodwind 'dovetailing' with a lot of care. In this case, the 2nd flute won't be heard because it's in its 1st octave. In case of doubt, resort to the classics: either superposition (each woodwind family plays 2 notes, and one family plays on top of the other), or partial overlap (e.g. cl.1=ob.2 and ob.1=fl.2), and be sure all the instruments are in their strong or weak register. I must say that, nevertheless, you avoided most of the typical pitfalls of early orchestration, so congrats!