Edward Gregson completed Tributes in the summer of 2010. Lasting some 16 minutes, there are five pieces in the set, each dedicated to a different composer and a different clarinettist (with whom Gregson had long musical associations). Each of the dedicatee composers wrote wonderfully for the Clarinet and, as a tribute to them, Gregson tried to invade, indeed imitate, their stylistic worlds in these pieces. They are as follows: To Francis Poulenc (for Emma Johnson) – a rather dreamy toccata, lyrical in feel, but interrupted by typically quirky and disruptive rhythmic episodes. To Gerald Finzi (for John Bradbury) – slow and lyrical with long melodic arches. To Igor Stravinsky (for Linda Merrick) – asymmetric rhythms dominate, with wide leaps in the solo line and bitonal harmony on the Piano. To Olivier Messiaen (for Nicholas Cox) – based on the ravishing slow movement for Cello in his Quartet for the End of Time, a seamless melody is woven around ever-changing repeated chords on the Piano. To Béla Bartók (for Michael Collins) – the most virtuoso of the set; after a slow introduction, a swirling folk-like dance unfolds, mirroring Bartok’s penchant for simple modal shapes and ostinati rhythms.
ŕ Igor Stravinsky
ŕ Olivier Messiaen
to Béla Bartók
to Gerald Finzi
ŕ Olivier Messiaen
to Béla Bartók
to Gerald Finzi
| Arrangement | Clarinet, Piano Accompaniment |
| Genres | Post-1900 |
| Format | Instrumental Work |
| Level | 3 |
| NumberOfPages | 12 |
| Media | Sheet Music |
| Publisher | Novello & Co Ltd. |
| Contributors | Gregson, Edward (Composer) |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9781849383622 |