solo violin
Single stringed lead
A solo violin is a violin part written to be performed by a single player, distinguished from the violin section of an orchestra.
In concertos, the solo violin carries the featured melody against orchestral accompaniment: The solo violin enters after the opening tutti.
The term also describes unaccompanied violin music: Bach's sonatas for solo violin.
- BachGerman composer surname
- PaganiniFamed nineteenth-century violinist
- partitaBaroque instrumental suite
- recitalSolo musical performance
- concert hallVenue for orchestral performances
caprice · cadenza · vibrato · spiccato · gut strings · practice room · music stand · etude · virtuoso performance · unaccompanied · harmonics · street performance · sarabande · concerto · sonata · legato · prelude · fiddle
- violinbowing, strings, fingerboard, chin rest, chinrest
- solo actsone-man show, one-woman show, stand-up, stand-up comedy, magic show
- String Musicstring quintet, harp music, banjo music, string quartet, string trio
- solo performancesaria, recital, one-man show, one-woman show, monologue
- violin termsbowing, fingering, vibrato, pizzicato, spiccato
- string solos
ensemble size/configuration
solo violinfull orchestra
Complete instrumental performing group
violin section · string section · tutti · symphony orchestra · chamber orchestra