Instrumental solo piece

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In music, an instrumental solo piece (from the Italian: solo, meaning alone) is a composition, like an étude, solo sonata, partita, solo suite or impromptus, or an arrangement, written to be played by a single performer.^[1] The performer is called a soloist.

The instrumental solo pieces can be

have written polyphonic solo music for bowed string instruments; though are very difficult to perform.

References

• David Fuller, "Solo", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001).