and
I interleaved the two sets and fiddled with the octaves to get this:
Adjusting the rhythm to something more interesting produced these two and a half bars:
Overlapping on the b-flat, the next three bars place the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th notes of the interleaved string at the beginning of each bar:
Two extension bars follow, ending with A – D – B – E straight from the string:
The whole is thus:
For harmonization, I borrowed La Folia’s base line, transposed to D
resulting in this straight-forward opening:
The cello overlaps a repetition of the theme, passes it to the viola, who passes it up to the second violin, then returns it to the viola, all without commentary (that will come later):
