The Violin Solos have long been considered by the finest players to be the best instructor for the instrument.
It hardly needs telling that Madame Goldschmidt's performance of the soprano solos in the two works mentioned created the usual extraordinary impression.
Johannes again passed Christmas with Frau Schumann, and on January 10 played Beethoven's G major Concerto and unaccompanied solos by Schumann at the Leipzig Gewandhaus concert.
He had chosen for performance Beethoven's E flat Concerto and unaccompanied solos by Schumann and Schubert, but achieved at most a succes d'estime.
The solos of chorus numbers were sung by our local soloists.
As the Salt Lake papers said of him, "Frank Gilder, who can snatch more music out of a piano than Beethoven could write in a week, is with the Lingard Company and will play a number of solos tonight.
All these beautiful masses and songs, duets and solos were familiar to me, and I had opportunity to sing them with the grandest singers of the day.
Betty spoke almost savagely, and Susie still looked scared, as she said: "I don't want to sing your solos now.
She isn't going to your old party, so you can sing the solos yourself.
Betty remembered now that Susie was the soprano of the village choir, and she probably resented Betty's being asked to sing the solos instead of herself.
The chorus and solos alternate throughout, the solo voices (never concerted) supplying the finer shadows to the chorus, which in return serves for response or repetition and conclusion.
As a rule, the words of highest import are given to the chorus; the solos serve for ornament, or as a preparation for a chorus of renewed and increased strength.
It is written for chorus and solos which do not merely alternate with the chorus in short phrases; "Et in Spiritum Sanctum" is an independent solo for the bass; Benedictus, a solo quartet.
SOLOS Poems by Mary Baker Eddy set to music Catalogue of solos will be sent on request.
List of solos containing words by Mrs. Eddy, used by permission, and published by other publishers, sent on request.
He condescends to listen to the first while she sings, or rather he comes upon her as she is singing the coolest of all Bach's solos in the coolest possible style.
But next in the programme came one of Fesca's solos for the violin; and when I saw the violinist come up into the front, I fell backwards, and should have swooned had he not begun to play.
The string writing is full of life; due regard is shown to the wind instruments, and effective solos are assigned more particularly to the English horn and the French horns.
The kettle-drums acquired greater freedom than even Beethoven had allowed them, and "Robert le Diable" contains actual solos for the instruments.
Then we had music and solos by the last named gentleman, and the knitting needles kept rapidly flying.
They are fearfully difficult things to play, and far more difficult, I think, than solos are, because the effort is so sustained.
The whole effect of the concert was spoiled, though, and he had also to change the solos he had intended playing, so as to avoid the G string as much as possible.
Then came two pieces by the orchestra; next, my three solos in a row, and a symphony of Haydn closed the programme.
Amongst his published compositions mentioned by Burney as dry and uninteresting, there are also six Violoncello solos printed at Amsterdam (Op.
Six Solos for a Violoncello, with a Thorough Bass for the Harpsichord, Opera Terza.
The solos which he executed were by Kalkbrenner, Rode, and Cervetto.
According to Fetis, he left several Concertos and Cello Solos in manuscript.
Of his numberless concertos and solos for violoncello, none seem to have been printed.
Of his compositions six Solosfor the violoncello (Op.
The Violoncello compositions of Mara, which consist of two Concertos, twelve Solos with Bass accompaniment, a Duet with Violin, and a Sonata with Bass, remained unpublished.
Of his compositions, there were three solos with bass accompaniment published as Op.
His later works are full of passages in which the voices alternate with the instruments and there are accompanied solos and choruses.
There are solos by tenor, soprano, alto, and bass voices, which are used entirely for musical effect.
That many of our modern sacred solos and anthems fail in this latter respect must be evident to any one who has given the matter any thought whatever.
Surely the choir leader could at least provide the minister with the titles of the anthems and solos to be rendered.
He published in Paris some solosfor the Violin in 1720.
Benda published studies for his instrument, and also several solos and other works, all of which are admired for their good and cantabile style.
They, together with Beethoven's "Choral Fantasia" and some solos were to come off on the third evening of the fest.
He rejected even certain offers which were made that he should perform some solos at different concerts in Elberthal and the neighborhood.
After a few solos and recitatives, they tried one or two of the choruses.
That is one of the soprano solos in the Passions-musik--that is music.
Unfortunately for Marx, the public preferred the solos and choruses of such recent composers as Meyerbeer, Mendelssohn, and Schumann to his.
I am like Jeremy in Love for Love[101]--have a reasonable good ear for a jig, but your solos and sonatas give me the spleen.
I believe I may be about the pitch of Terry's connoisseurship, and that "I have a reasonable good ear for a jig, but your solos and sonatas give me the spleen.
Louise Tunison is another song composer well worthy of mention, while Adeline Train has produced some solos of remarkable delicacy.
Her other works include a number of piano pieces, among them some excellent fugues, three solos for the humble and seldom-heard viola, and a lovely romance for violin and piano.
She has composed a grand duet and a number of solos for piano, also numerous vocal duets and songs.
Her string quartettes have won notice, also her piano duos, a violin suite, some flute and piano pieces, and several piano solos and songs.
Fomin does not venture upon a chorus, although there are occasionally couplets with choral refrains; lyric follows lyric, and the duets are really alternating solos with a few phrases in thirds at the close of the verses.
This air with its clarinet obbligato is one of the most popular solos in the opera.
An introduction follows, consisting of a chorus and two solos for Bayan (tenor), the famous bard of old, who is supposed to relate the legend.
This means that propositions and solos are paid for at 6d.
The solos will be performed by the Demoiselles Sonntag and Unger and the Messrs.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "solos" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
