Short Adagio for String Quartet

Hello everyone,

I composed another short piece for strings. This was composed based on the second movement of Beethoven's string quartet No.15, but the aural similarities are less obvious and it turned out more personal than the last short piece. Beethoven's original piece is a really interesting Minuet and Trio. I have only analyzed the A part of the first Minuet so far, but since the structure was so interesting I decided to compose something with the same structure.

The piece is based on two melodies counterpointed against each other following an harmonic sequence. I created a bass and a melodic figure for following a two step harmonic sequence: up a major second and down a perfect fifth. The whole piece, until the end, follows the harmonic sequence and melodies (except for a short bridge). The beginning of the piece is the statement of the bass melody in octaves at the beginning of the piece (Beethoven got this idea from a piece by Mozart which he used as a model for his own: Mozart's string quartet K.464 Minuet).

My piece looks more like a free Adagio for Strings than a Minuet. However, is was composed as a part A of a binary or ternary form, so it cadences in the dominant tonality. I might compose a part B in the future but I am not sure.

I was neglecting sequences and composing always in a free manner and this is the first time I consciously try to stick strictly to a predefined sequence and melodic motives. Let me know what you think! I am unsure about the sudden long I64 sustained chord at the end, so if you have any though about that let me know too!

Thanks for listening and hope you like it!

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