HARLEM AFTERNOON
for String Quartet

by W. Brent Sawyer
composed 6-13-2022
approx. length: 6:45 minutes

This piece is sort of like a 4 movement quartet smashed into one movement, It starts off whimsical in Bb major with a jaunty tempo then gets a little introspective in D minor in a slow tempo, then turns into a frolicking 9/8 dance  in D major, then returns to the beginning melody in Bb major. The piece is centered around a 3 note musical idea and also a three note rhythm.