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I would rather ask myself: How does one know when one's composition is worthy of repeated perfomances? You can have your compositions performed if you have anybody willing to do it. Heck, you can do it yourself. The analysis usually comes after the perfomance. The response from audience, critics, perfomers. And then the question makes its prominence.

I second that facepalm, on a couple of accounts. Also, 'strict' and 'free', in this case, simply refer to 'species' and 'not species' counterpoint; you learn to write in the strict 'style', first, and, so, are then equipped to write counterpoint with mixed note values, chromatic passing tones, chords of the seventh, &c., according to taste and/or style, once you've understood the 'aim' of counterpoint and how to control the voices.

Classical symphonies: Mozart - both g minor symphonies, Beethoven's 3rd Romantic symphonies: Schubert's unfinished, Tchaikovsky's 4th, 5th and 6th, Mahler's 4th, Maadetoja's 2nd Modern symphonies: Prokofiev's 1st, Shostakovich's 1st and 5th, Rautavaara's 3rd, 5th (especially recommended!) and 7th, Duttileux's 1st and 2nd Slovenian symphonies: Skerjanc's 4th and 5th - this one is on youtube, Skerl's 4th Tone poems: R. Strauss - undisputed master Operas: Verdi, Puccini, R. Strauss's Rosenkavalier, Sallinen, Golob, Kozina (Equinox) Piano Concertos: Rachmaninov's 2nd (I dislike the 3rd though), Rautavaara's 1st, Prokofiev's 2nd Violin Concertos: Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Khachaturian, Prokofiev's 1st, Rautavaara Clarinet Concertos: Mozart, Weber, Lindberg Cello Concertos: Dvořak, Shostakovich's 1st, Rautavaara, Kokkonen, Golob String quartets: Beethoven (undisputed master), Grieg, Bartok, Shostakovich, Sallinen's 3rd Piano sonatas: Beethoven, Skrjabin, Prokofiev I would write more, but my daughters are awake, I just don't have time now. ;)

Well, I guess now is the time to post it. http://www.youngcomposers.com/music/3065/medal-of-honor-theme-arrangement-august-comp/

no haha, some guy said he had never herd the zelda theme before. so i posted it.

I don't know if people know about this site, but it's wonderful. It has tons of audios from many composers. It's free to listen an download. Here's the link to it. http://classical-music-online.net/ Well, about the donwload, there's a limit per day, but you can keep on dowloading it every day. It has complete works by Beethoven, Bach and Vivaldi. I belive it's a good resource for us, composers, as we must know the music from the great masters from the past in order to create our own style and expression.