So I only have a few measures of a first movement but I hope to expand this into a full 4 movement string quartet. Thing is, I find it hard to get the combination of being in sonata form and still being interesting when it gets past duets into trios and quartets. I know it should be easier because I have more freedom with a string quartet than with a piano sonata but no, I have always found piano sonatas easier to compose.Here is my first draft. You can see that I go from a Tutti to the cello playing solo which really brings out the warm sound of the cello. I plan on having the other instruments come back one by one until I reach Tutti again. So here is the link:https://musescore.com/user/50070/scores/5453458

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlCMl1GQ72AThis is my first attempt on string quartet! I will be glad if you can give me some feedback!

Here's an original composition I made based off of Japanese poetry.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlWubqG82tk&feature=youtu.beWould love to hear any thoughts you have on ways to improve the piece!