He didn't come, and as time passed I grew more and more tense. I walked to Biology with more confidence when, by the end of lunch, he still hadn't showed. Mike, who was taking on the qualities of a golden retriever, walked faithfully by my side to class. I held my breath at the door, but Edward Cullen wasn't there, either. I exhaled and went to my seat. Mike followed, talking about an upcoming trip to the beach. He lingered by my desk till the bell rang. Then he smiled at me wistfully and went to sit by a girl with braces and a bad perm. It looked like I was going to have to do something about Mike, and it wouldn't be easy. In a town like this, where everyone lived on top of everyone else, diplomacy was essential. I had never been enormously tactful; I had no practice dealing with overly friendly boys. I was relieved that I had the desk to myself, that Edward was absent. I told myself that repeatedly. But I
challenges. Nevertheless, it is very poetic and popular. The first Estonian symphony was composed in 1908 as his diploma work in composition.1 The symphony marks the peak of his symphonic output, complete both in orchestration (triple scoring) and in form (four movements). Some instruments not regularly used were added (Piccolo, Cor anglais, Tuba and Harp). The work begins with a serious and noble introduction expressing tranquillity and vitality: Example 13. The main theme is wistfully narrated yet becoming excitable: Example 14. The subsidiary theme is lucid and warm, the emotion rising to passionate at times: Example 15. The concluding theme is jubilant. In the developmental process the main theme is always recognisable, the composer producing an extensive melodious breath. The vigorous culmination is put forward in the Coda; the introductory theme appears in the major key, having forged its way through the developmental process. Here are hope and power