solo recital

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   A public performance given by one musician or singer alone, usually playing or singing a whole program of pieces.

   Grammar: Countable: you can say a solo recital or two solo recitals.

   Patterns

   • give a solo recital
   • a solo recital by someone
   • at a solo recital

   She gave her first solo recital at the age of twelve.

   The piano teacher invited parents to the students' solo recitals.

   His solo recital lasted nearly ninety minutes without a break.

2. 2nouncountable

   A dance or poetry performance in which one person performs alone for the audience.

   Grammar: Countable and used in the same way as the music sense.

   Patterns

   • perform a solo recital
   • a solo recital of something

   The dancer ended the evening with a solo recital of her own choreography.

   He read from his new collection in a solo recital at the local library.

Word forms

Common combinations

give a solo recital

She will give a solo recital in the main hall next month.

a solo recital by

We attended a solo recital by a young cellist.

debut solo recital

Tickets for his debut solo recital sold out in a day.

at a solo recital

I met her at a solo recital in Vienna.

Synonyms and how they differ

recital

Recital is the general word and may involve several performers; solo recital stresses that one person performs alone.

concert

A concert usually involves a group or orchestra, so it is less precise when one performer plays alone.

Word family

soloist noun

A performer who plays or sings alone.

solo adjective

Done by one person alone.

recitalist noun

A musician who regularly gives recitals.

Commonly confused: solo recital or concert?

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