Easy Classical Bass Solos

This collection features a selection of classical pieces by the world's most renowned composers: Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, George Frideric Handel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Johann Strauss II, Edvard Grieg, Johann Pachelbel, Giuseppe Verdi, Edward Elgar, Richard Wagner and Johannes Brahms. 18 easy and fun themes to play as solos, presented in a simplified version for the beginner, that can be accompanied by piano or guitar (chords symbols are included above the staff). In standard notation and tablature. Includes: 1812 Overture, Op. 49 An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 Bourrée, BWV 996 Dance of the Flowers, Op. 71a Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K.525 Für Elise, WoO 59 Greensleeves Guten Abend, gut' Nacht I Dovregubbens hall Jesus bleibet meine Freude, BWV 147 Kanon in D-Dur La Donna è Mobile la Primavera, RV. 269 Menuett, BWV Anh 114 Ode an die Freude, Op. 125 Pomp and Circumstance March No1, Op. 39 Treulich geführt Water Music, HWV 349

(String Solo). Contents: Bourre (Bach) * Grave (Abaco) * Concerto (Vivaldi) * Prelude and Allegro (d'Andrieu) * Sonata in C Minor (Handel) * Sonatina and Minuet (Beethoven) * Elegy and Andante (Bottesini) * Aria from Rigoletto (Verdi) * Adagio (Geissel) * Vocalise (Rachmaninoff) * Romance (Prokofiev) * Introduction and Tarentelle (Franchi) * Serenade (Beveridge) * Chaconne (Russell).

(Music Sales America). The pieces and etudes you need to develop your first classical guitar repertoire. This book and CD package contains delightful repertory of pieces in both standard notation and tab for the beginning or intermediate player. The selections are drawn from all periods of classical guitar literature and have been newly arranged and edited by Jerry Willard. The CD includes full-length performances. Learn pieces by Sor, Carulli, Dowland, Mozart, Tarrega, and many more.

Schott

Improve your bass guitar technique and musicality by studying the music of the masters. Classical Favorites for Electric Bass is a collection of solos and duets featuring the music of Bach, Beethoven, Haydn, Dragonetti and other composers of the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods. Some of these pieces are well-known and others are a bit off the beaten path, but each composition encourages technical and musical development in players who want to expand the scope of the electric bass beyond traditional bass lines. This book is written in standard bass clef notation and tablature and is recommended for the intermediate to advanced player.

(Bass). Play 20 of the most famous classical themes ever on the electric bass! Each piece is expertly arranged for intermediate level solo performance, combining the melody with double-stop and chord accompaniment where possible. Includes standard notation and tab with fret-hand fingerings. Includes: Blue Danube Waltz (Strauss) * Canon in D (Pachelbel) * Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Tchaikovsky) * Fur Elise (Beethoven) * Humoresque (Dvorak) * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach) * Pavane (Faure) * Turkish Rondo (Mozart) * and more.

A collection of 47 easy-to-play, big-note, level-one solos on folk favorites for young students of the upright bass. Designed to build technique, range, and endurance while maintaining student interest. Fun to play and serves ideally as a supplement to any method. All of the solos in this text may be played together in ensemble with the Fun with Violin; Fun with Cello; and Fun with Bass books. Includes many favorite tunes: Hail! Hail! The Gang's All Here; I've Been Workin' On The Railroad, and many more.

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 1 progresses from Level 1 to Level 2, Volume 2 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: * Two Austrian Folk Tunes (Kohler) * Rigaudon (Lee) * First Sonatina (Drew) * Minuet (Pleyel) * March (Clarke) * Second Sonatina (Drew) * The Strange Man (Schumann) * Two Classical Pieces (Reinagle) * Adagio and Allegro (Galliard)