Piccola Musica is written for string trio and consists of five short movements independent of each other apart from the ‘tie-up’ between numbers I and V. The texture is in the main contrapuntal though less consistentlyso than in Maconchy Quartets and the mood is more relaxed.The five ‘piccoli movimenti’ are: I Allegro moderato II Andante III Moderato IV Poco lento V Allegro moderato- meno mosso-allegro moderato: in its end is itsbeginning.