Diabelli Project 198 Woodwind Trio Mvt. 3A

The Diabelli Project is about offering my weekly flash-composition sketches freely to all. Like Antonio Diabelli's theme, these sketches aren't great music. But perhaps (as in Diabelli's case) there's a Beethoven out there who can do great things with them.

This woodwind trio project will cover six weeks, in pairs. The first week will be the beginning of a movement (written in a 10-minute flash session), and the following week, I'll continue the sketch for another 10-minute session. Then I'll move on to the next movement and continue the pattern.

This week's sketch begins the final movement. Everything grew out of the first two measures. There are two motifs - the three-note ascending figure in measure one, and the descending figure in measure two. As you can see, I sort of mixed and matched.

3/16 might be a little extreme for a meter, but I wanted lightness and speed. 3/8 might have served, but 16th notes just look faster.

As always, you can use any or all of the posted Diabelli Project sketches as you wish for free. Just be sure to share the results. I'm always curious to see what direction someone else can take this material.