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==Origin==
==Origin==
Italian, from ''solo'' [[alone]], from [[Latin]] ''solus''
Italian, from ''solo'' [[alone]], from [[Latin]] ''solus''
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1695]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1695]
==Definitions==
==Definitions==
*1or plural '''so·li'''
*1or plural '''so·li'''
The [[word]] is also used for the act of [[performing]] a solo, and sometimes for the performer (more often a soloist).
The [[word]] is also used for the act of [[performing]] a solo, and sometimes for the performer (more often a soloist).
The plural is ''soli'' or the anglicised form ''solos''. In some [[context]] these are interchangeable, but ''soli'' tends to be restricted to classical music, and tends to refer to either the solo performers or the solo passages in a single piece: it would not often be used to refer to several pieces that happen to be for single performers. Furthermore, the word ''soli'' can be used to refer to a small number of [[simultaneous]] parts assigned to single players in an [[orchestra]]l composition. In the Baroque [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concerto_grosso concerto grosso], the term for such a group of soloists was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concertino_(group) concertino].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solo_%28music%29]
The plural is ''soli'' or the anglicised form ''solos''. In some [[context]] these are interchangeable, but ''soli'' tends to be restricted to classical music, and tends to refer to either the solo performers or the solo passages in a single piece: it would not often be used to refer to several pieces that happen to be for single performers. Furthermore, the word ''soli'' can be used to refer to a small number of [[simultaneous]] parts assigned to single players in an [[orchestra]]l composition. In the Baroque [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concerto_grosso concerto grosso], the term for such a group of soloists was [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concertino_(group) concertino].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solo_%28music%29]
[[Category: The Arts]]
[[Category: The Arts]]
