As a child I inherited a clockwork performing monkey from my father. After a shaky, indecisive start it proudly clapped its hands until after not very long it started to slow.... and stopped. The show, however short, was worth it though - it thrilled me. This piece in Eb major is the musical equivalent.
Here are the parts and full score - Quartetette_No_8_Parts.pdf  and  Quartetette_No_8_Full_Score.pdf