primo solo – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term primo solo in music:

principal solo (solo performed by the lead player of an instrument section)

Language

Italian

Singular

primo solo (m)prima sola (f)

Plural

primi soli (m)prime sole (f)

Abbreviation

1º solo

Alt. abbreviations

1ª sola1. solo1. sola1o solo1a solo1^mo solo1mo soloIº soloI. soloI^mo solo

Music scores that include primo solo:

Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (1874‑88) Page 1
Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor (1868) Page 2
Gabriel Fauré: Pavane (1887) Page 2
Giacomo Puccini: La bohème (1896) Page 3
Giacomo Puccini: Vissi d'arte (1900) Page 3
Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird (1910) Page 4
Jacques Ibert: Escales (1920‑1922) Page 1
Maurice Ravel: Boléro (1928) Page 2
Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana (1890) Page 1
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture (1880) Page 4

Italian musical terms related to primo solo:

cadenza ad libitum – virtuoso solo passage performed freely (with freed...
cadenza fiorita – ornamented virtuoso solo passage (typically intend...
cadenza in tempo – virtuoso solo passage in strict time
canto solo – unaccompanied melody...
contrabbasso solo – double bass solo (passage in which the double bass...
fagotto solo – bassoon solo
oboe solo – oboe solo
piatto solo – cymbal solo
primo – first (ordinal number)...
secondo solo – second solo (solo performed by the second soloist ...
solo – solo (passage where one voice or instrument takes ...
terzo solo – third solo (solo performed by the third soloist of...
tromba solo – solo trumpet
viola solo – viola solo (passage in which the viola is featured...
violino concertato – violin soloist
violino I solo – principal first violin solo (indication that this ...
violino II solo – principal second violin solo (indication that this...
violino solo – violin solo (passage in which the violin is featur...
violoncello solo – cello solo (passage in which the cello is featured...