String Solos
Violin | Viola | Cello | Double Bass
REVISED: 10/7/2008
EDITOR’S NOTES: This revision was made to condense the list to 20 selections per category. A plea to all directors in the state, PLEASE check this list for anyone wishing to enter the State Solo Contest and select only a piece from this list. It is always a tragedy to have a student work so hard on a piece and then be disqualified because the list wasn't checked and their selection isn't on the list. For questions or comments please contact Ralph Bennett, IMEA State Solo Chairman, 117 W. 440 N, Malad, ID 83252, home: (208) 766-4609, school: (208) 766-4729;
bennralp@m.sd351.k12.id.us.
EVERYONE NEEDS TO EDIT THEIR SOLO TO ADHERE TO THE LIMIT OF THEIR TIME SLOT.
Note: These are suggested publishers only; other editions may be used. In general, for Baroque sonatas choose two contrasting movements; for concertos, do one movement. Cuts may need to be made so the solo fits in the required time slot.
Violin
| Solo # |
Title |
Composer |
Publisher |
| VN1 |
Concerto #1 in a or #2 in E (I or III) |
Bach |
Int |
| VN5 |
Roumanian Folk Dances |
Bartok |
B & H |
| VN10 |
Bal Shem Suite: Vidui Nihun Simchas Torah |
Bloch |
CF |
| VN12 |
Concerto in G Minor |
Bruch |
Pet/Int |
| VN25 |
Six Sonatas |
Handel |
Scho |
| VN26 |
Concerto in C Major |
Haydn |
Pet |
| VN30 |
Praeludium & Allegro |
Kreisler |
Fol |
| VN31 |
Tambourin Chinois |
Kreisler |
Fol |
| VN34 |
Sonatas |
Leclair-Polnauer |
CF |
| VN35 |
Concerto in E Minor Op. 64 |
Mendelssohn |
Pet |
| VN38 |
Czardas in G Minor (I & II) |
Monti/Czerwnky |
CF/Scholl |
| VN39 |
Concerto No. 3, 4 or 5 (I no cadenza) |
Mozart |
Int/GS |
| VN40 |
Concerto No. 5 in A Major |
Mozart |
Int/Scho |
| VN42 |
Concerto No. 4 in D Major |
Mozart |
Int/Sim |
| VN50 |
Concerto B Minor Op. 61 |
Saint-Saens |
Int |
| VN52 |
Havanaise |
Saint-Saens |
Int/CF |
| VN55 |
Zigeunerweisen |
Sarasate |
GS/Sim/Pet |
| VN64 |
Concerto No. 23 in G Major |
Viotti |
GS |
| VN68 |
Legende |
Wieniawski |
GS/CF |
| VN71 |
Concerto No. 2 in D Minor |
Wieniawski |
|
Viola
| Solo # |
Title |
Composer |
Publisher |
| VA1 |
Concerto in C Minor (I) |
Bach J.C. |
EdSal |
| VA2 |
Six Cello Suites (trasncribed)(any 2 mvts) |
Bach J.S. |
Int |
| VA8 |
Meditation & Processional |
Bloch |
GS |
| VA10 |
Suite Herbraique (any one) |
Bloch |
GS |
| VA12 |
Sonata #1 in F Minor (I) |
Brahms |
Int |
| VA15 |
Kol Nidre |
Bruch |
Int |
| VA16 |
Romanze Op. 85 |
Bruch |
Schott |
| VA20 |
Apres un Reve |
Faure |
Int |
| VA23 |
Concerto in B Minor (I) |
Handel-Casadesus |
Ed. Max Eschig |
| VA24 |
Concerto (I or III) |
Handoshkin |
Int |
| VA26 |
Der Schwanendreher (1st or last mvt) |
Hindemith |
Schott |
| VA29 |
Concerto in D |
Hoffmeister |
Int |
| VA31 |
Six Nocturnes (any 1) |
Kalliwoda |
Int |
| VA36 |
Concerto (I) |
Piston |
AMP |
| VA37 |
Speed Etude |
Porter |
AMP |
| VA39 |
Sonata in a (Arpeggione) (any one) |
Schubert |
Int |
| VA43 |
Concerto in D Major Op.1 (I or III) |
Stamitz |
GS/Int |
| VA44 |
Concerto in G Major (II or IV) |
Telemann |
Int |
| VA45 |
Suite Group 1 2 or 3 (2 contrsting mvts) |
Vaughan Williams |
Oxford |
| VA50 |
Concerto (I) |
Walton |
Oxford |
Cello
| Solo # |
Title |
Composer |
Publisher |
| CE3 |
Suite 1-3 (any 2 mvts) |
Bach |
Int |
| CE4 |
Suites 5 6 (any 2 mvts) |
Bach |
Int |
| CE17 |
Concerto in Bb Major |
Boccherini |
Int |
| CE21 |
Sonata in E Minor Op. 38 |
Brahms |
Int |
| CE27 |
Kol Nidrei |
Bruch |
Int |
| CE37 |
Concerto in B Minor |
Dvorak |
Int |
| CE39 |
Concerto Op 85 |
Elgar |
Novello |
| CE40 |
Elegy Op. 24 |
Faure |
Int |
| CE42 |
Apres un Reve |
Faure-Casals |
Int |
| CE47 |
Scherzo Op. 12 #2 |
Goens |
CF |
| CE51 |
Concerto in C Major |
Haydn |
Int |
| CE57 |
Concerto No. 1 |
Kabelevsky |
Int |
| CE60 |
Concerto in D Minor |
Lalo |
Int |
| CE64 |
Tarantelle Op. 33 |
Popper |
Int |
| CE65 |
Hungarian Rhapsody |
Popper |
Int |
| CE68 |
Sonata in C Major Op 119 |
Prokofieff |
Int/MCA |
| CE71 |
Concerto in A Minor |
Saint-Saens |
Int |
| CE72 |
Sonata (2 contrasting mvts) |
Sammartini |
Int |
| CE78 |
Concerto in A Minor Op 129 |
Schumann |
CF |
| CE82 |
Variations on a Rococo Theme |
Tschaikovsky-Rose |
Int |
Double Bass
| Solo # |
Title |
Composer |
Publisher |
| DB1 |
Sonata in D Major (Gamba Sonata #2) |
Bach J.S. |
Int |
| DB2 |
Concerto in B Minor |
Bottesini |
Int |
| DB3 |
Concerto in F Major |
Capuzzi/Baines |
B & H |
| DB4 |
Concerto in A Major |
Dragonetti |
Int |
| DB5 |
Apres un Reve |
Faure |
Int |
| DB6 |
Sonata |
Hindemith |
Sch |
| DB7 |
Chanson Triste Op. 2 |
Koussevitsky |
Int |
| DB8 |
Concerto Op. 3 |
Koussevitsky |
Int |
| DB9 |
Valse Miniature Op. 1 #2 |
Koussevitsky |
Int |
| DB10 |
Nocturne |
Sevitsky |
Int |
| DB11 |
Sonata in D Major |
Telemann |
Int |
| DB12 |
Sonata in A Minor |
Telemann |
Int |
| DB13 |
Sonata in D Minor |
Vivaldi |
Int |
| DB14 |
Sonata in Bb Major |
Vivaldi |
Int |
| DB15 |
Sonata in A Minor |
Vivaldi |
Int |
| DB16 |
Any solo from Solos for the Double Bass Player |
Zimmerman |
GS |
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