solo piano
One instrument, keys
Solo piano describes music performed by a single pianist without accompaniment—no orchestra, no vocalist, no other instruments.
The term appears in concert programming and album descriptions: a solo piano recital, her solo piano album.
It emphasizes both the intimacy of the setting and the performer's unaccompanied virtuosity.
- arpeggiationSequential chord tones
- sonataMulti-movement instrumental composition
- soft pedalsMinimizes or de-emphasizes
- impromptusSpontaneous musical compositions
- composerCreator of musical works
melancholy · emotional depth · nocturne · Chopin · mazurkas · improvisation · unaccompanied · inner voice · ballade · introspection · quiet contemplation · serenity · late night · sustain pedal · Horowitz · rubato · sheet music · music theory
- piano arrangements
- instrumentalsguitar solos, drum solos, bass solos, concerto, saxophone solos
- Classical PianoBach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, sonata
- Keyboard Musicfour hands, keyboard, two pianos, spinet, primo
- piano musicfour hands, nocturnes, two pianos, mazurkas, boogie-woogie
- solo performancesaria, recital, one-man show, one-woman show, monologue
solo pianofull orchestra
Complete instrumental performing group
symphony orchestra · big band · chamber orchestra · piano concerto · orchestra
solo pianotutti
Full ensemble passage
full score · wall of sound · symphonic · maximalist · grand opera