Stepán Rak (1945) is a prominent Czech guitarist, composer and teacher. Minute Solos is a collection of short, musically inventive compositions for Guitar beginners. They are divided accordingto their character into the sections of Moods, Songs Without Words and Dances. Although not technically demanding, they represent a good introduction into a wide range of expressive means the Guitar offers. The textsare set in Czech, English and German.