Solo (music)

In music, a solo (Italian for 'alone') is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung featuring a single performer, who may be performing completely alone or supported by an accompanying instrument such as a piano or organ, a continuo group (in Baroque music), or the rest of a choir, orchestra, band, or other ensemble. Performing a solo is "to solo", and the performer is known as a soloist.

The plural is soli or the

An instrumental solo is often used in popular music during a break or bridge to add interest and variety to a part of the song without lyrics.^{[citation needed]}

History

18th century

In the

• Category:Solo music
• Cadenza
• Cello solo
• Concerto
• Drum solo
• Guitar solo
• Piano solo
• Tutti
• Violin solo
• Virtuoso

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