solo

views updated May 18 2018

so·lo / ˈsōlō/ • n. (pl. -los) 1. a thing done by one person unaccompanied, in particular: ∎  (pl. so·los or so·li / ˈsōlē/ ) a piece of vocal or instrumental music or a dance, or a part or passage in one, for one performer. ∎  an unaccompanied flight by a pilot in an aircraft.2. a card game in which one player plays against the others in an attempt to win a specified number of tricks. • adj. & adv. for or done by one person alone; unaccompanied: [as adj.] a solo album | [as adv.] she'd spent most of her life flying solo. • v. (so·loes, so·loed) [intr.] perform something unaccompanied, in particular: ∎  perform an unaccompanied piece of music or a part or passage in one. ∎  fly an aircraft unaccompanied. ∎  undertake solo climbing.

solo

views updated May 23 2018

solo (It.). Alone. A vocal or instr. piece or passage perf. by one performer, i.e. a solo song is for one singer, with or without acc. The solo instr. in a conc. might also be acc. by a solo passage for one of the orch. players. The word soloistic is sometimes used to denote a composer's use of the individual qualities of an instr., but its use is to be regretted.

solo

views updated May 14 2018

solo (mus.) part to be sung or played by one performer alone. XVII. — It. solo :- L. sōlus SOLE2.
Hence soloist XIX.