Tony Osborne: Basses Four Book 2 - Three Pieces for double bass quartet

About the Book Basses Four Book 2 brings together three fun pieces aimed at the intermediate quartet. They are colorful and inventive, offering musical and technical challenges in equal measure, and written in engaging and appealing styles, which are typical of Tony Osborne’s upbeat and adventurous musical language. Table of Contents 1. Italian Tarantella Composed in 1996 and revised in 2013, this fun quartet is ideal for the good intermediate bass quartet and is also playable with larger forces. A lively and rhythmic accompaniment drives the music along and the melodic material is shared between basses 1-3. Bass 4 provides a strong and important bass line and Tony Osborne successfully captures the feeling and mood of a sunny Italian landscape with a group of dancers performing a fast and energetic dance which is enjoyed by all. 2. Pastyme with Good Companye Based on the partsong by King Henry VIII, the use of open fifths and repetitive rhythms evoke the world of Tudor England, with it