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Definition of Solos
1. solo [n] - See also: solo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Solos
Literary usage of Solos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1908)
"... and Collins's 'Ode on the Passions,' with solos and choruses by Dr. Arnold,
both of which he led, besides playing a solo in the middle. ..."
2. Church Music in America: Comprising Its History and Its Peculiarities at by Nathaniel Duren Gould (1853)
"Singing of solos and Duets. — Inattention to Accent, Words, 4c. ... SINGING OP
solos AND DUETS. IN former times, all the voices attached to each part kept ..."
3. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"And he'd face round to his front, fair sweating wi pride, to sing th' tenor solos.
But he were grandest i' th' choruses, waggin' his head, flinging his arms ..."
4. Famous Composers and Their Works by John Knowles Paine, Theodore Thomas, Karl Klauser (1891)
"... by Weber at the Royal Theatre, where the solos were sung by Eunike, Grell and
Frl. Schmalz. This was the starting point of Meyerbeer's active career. ..."
5. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Being the History of the (1898)
"When, from extreme age, his sight began to fail and he also became hard of hearing,
he would not infrequently blunder into playing solos among the orchestra ..."
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