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:
* Theme and Variations (Papini)
* Rondo (Mozart)
* Gavotte (Sitt)
* Hungarian Suite (Bartok)
* Elves' Dance (Perpetual Motion) (Bohm)
* The Rain (Bohm)
* Bouree (Bach)
* Two Guitars (Russian Gypsy Folk Song)
* Allegro (Vivaldi).