PASTYME WITH GOOD COMPANYE (score & parts)

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.
Tony Osborne arranged Pastyme for double bass quartet in the late 1980s and was first published in 1997, which celebrated Tony Osborne's 50th birthday and commemorated the 450th anniversary of the death of King Henry VIII. This arrangement for bassoons, trombones or violoncellos was created by Tony Osborne in 2006.
Playable by quartet or massed forces, this is a wonderfully rhythmic and energetic piece which has both player and audience appeal.
'Pastyme with Good Companye. The Kynges balade', originally for 3 voices, was one of the most popular tunes of the period and was composed in the early 1500s. Henry was trained in music from an early age and 34 of his original compositions survive, both vocal and instrumental. He ascended the throne in 1509 and was monarch until his death in 1547.
Born in 1947 into a musical family, Tony Osborne studied at the Royal Academy of Music (London) with John Walton (double bass) and Richard Stoker (composition), and divided a busy career between composing, teaching, and performing. A prolific composer and arranger, Tony's original compositions include works in almost every genre, notably Chaconne Syncopations and Wainwright's Ways for brass quintet, Celebration Fanfare for brass ensemble, the musical A Fine Time for Wine, a beautiful and dramatic Requiem, and many works for string orchestra. Tony’s music for young bassists is very much at the heart of the teaching repertoire, particularly his jazzy and enjoyable bass trios and quartets, and he had the rare ability to create wonderful music which is always player and audience-friendly. In 2001 Tony Osborne was elected an ARAM (Associate of the Royal Academy of Music) for his pioneering and important work for double bass and was a featured com- poser at Bass-Fest for over ten years. He was a very successful BIBF Composer-in-residence in 2002-3, was a judge for the British Composer Awards and a judge for the BIBF Composition Competition from 1999 until 2015. Tony Osborne died on 30 March 2019 at the age of 71.

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