String Festival Solos - Viola, Easy, Volume I

Book excerpt: String Festival Solos are economical collections of transcriptions by Samuel Applebaum. In two volumes for each instrument, the solos are in progressive order of difficulty. Each volume contains nine pieces -- all classic titles in the Applebaum teaching repertoire. Some of these have been hard to find. Volume I progresses from Level 1 to Level 2, Volume II progresses from Level 2 to Level 3. The solos are useful for teaching technique, dynamics, phrasing, and overall musicianship. String Festival Solos are excellent for recitals, auditions and performances for assemblies, concerts or festivals. Titles: * Serenade (De Beriot) * To A Wild Rose (MacDowell) * A Graceful Waltz (Isaac) * Three Waltzes (Beyer) * Grandfather's Clock (Work) * The Country Fair (Gurlitt) * Sonatina in C (Viguerie) * Waves at Play (Streabbog) * Souvenir (Bloch)