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Pam-e-ent-see Kaz. I wanted to call this piece ‘A tribute to Serocki’, but it translates better into Polish to say Pamieci, which is closer to ‘in memory of’. Kaz is a flippant shortening of Serocki’s first name, Kazimierz. And the piece is less in memory of the composer himself than a tribute to his Sonatina for Trombone, written in 1954 and still one of the best pieces for the instrument.

To write a copy, or even a close imitation of his piece would be no tribute at all, so this is a new piece, with nods in Serocki’s direction. This piece is closest to his work in form, not content. Three short movements, with the second especially following the shape of that of the Sonatina. Those who know the original work will spot other nods, but I hope my piece stands up well enough on its own.

I can’t find any evidence that Serocki used quartertones, but I have done, in a rather restrained way, in the second movement.