This delightful encore for Double Bass and Piano accompaniment is a spoof of Saint-Saens' well known tune from Carnival of the Animals. Talented American Bassist David Walter composed and dedicated this piece to Fred Zimmerman. A challenging piece suitable for grade 7 Double Bassists. AMEB (Australian Syllabus) 2004

Piano Reduction and Parts for Quintet-It is a bit of a paradox: one of Dragonetti?s favourite pieces and also his showpiece The Famous Solo originally for Double Bass and Orchestra is largely unknown today. This cannot be down to thevirtuoso work itself but is more likely due to the unclear source situation with its different versions.In this edition Tobias Glöckler presents Dragonetti?s autograph arrangement for Double Bass and StringQuartet for the first time. For those who would like to study the orchestral version there is also a Piano reduction based on a contemporary model. Using this edition The Famous Solo can be performed as neededin the solo and orchestral tuning Piano scores and quartet parts in e minor and f sharp minor are also included.