Finale from "Sonatina, Op. 100": 1st Violin

Here is the perfect concert or festival piece for the high school string orchestra that is almost--but not quite--ready for the Dvorák "Serenade!" With much of the composer's signature use of folk idioms and lyricism, this piece offers great teaching possibilities, including a slow middle section in E Major with a bass solo. The exuberant accelerando ending will put an exclamation point to this certain favorite with your students and audiences.