Tony Osborne: Two for Three: Two Double Bass Trios

About the Trios TWO for THREE features two works which began life in other incarnations. Pastyme is originally for double bass quartet, based on a part-song by King Henry VIII, and Ragtime was partnered with Blues-Style, but now played an octave higher and both pieces are aimed at the intermediate bass trio. Table of Contents Pastyme with Good Companye is based on the part song by King Henry VIII, the use of open fifths and repetitive rhythms evoke the world of Tudor England, with its raw energy and brash sounds. Effective with massed basses and a firm favourite at many double bass workshops around the world. It was first published in 1997 which celebrated Tony Osborne's 50th birthday and commemorated the 450th anniversary of the death of King Henry VIII. 'Pastyme with Good Companye. The Kynges balade', originally for 3 voices, one of the most popular tunes of the period, was composed in the early 1500s. Henry was trained in music from an early age and 34 of his original compositions s