soloist has definitions from the fields of music,performing arts
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[ noun ] (music,performing arts) a musician who performs a solo

Used in print

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

Those would be reserved for the orchestra 's great nights when the soloist can surpass himself .

There was in the Brahms none of the mysterious and marvelous alchemy by which a great conductor can bring soloist , orchestra and music to ultimate fusion .

(The Christian Science Monitor,...)

Cameras stared at soloists ' faces in extreme closeups , then considerately pulled_back for full views of ensemble work .

(Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)

The night we saw it , a rather unpleasant situation arose when the soloist refused to approach the armadillo , complaining - in ad-lib - that `` it smelled '' .

Related terms

musician recitalist solo

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