Tony Osborne . Dedicated to the memory of Alfred Wainwright (1907-1991) in his centenary year (2007), and also to his beloved Lake District and Fells. The three movements and two short preludes evoke the beauty and grandeur of the landscape, showing Tony Osborne at his most descriptive. An inventive quartet which offers musical and technical challenges within a lyrical and accessible idiom. Wainwright's Ways is the first of four celebratory quartets - the others are dedicated to John Wayne, Jean Sibelius and Edward Elgar. This also exists in an edition for brass quintet (RMS103).. Performance Level: 6;8.. Grade: 6 - 8