instrumental solo

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instrumental
adjective
uk
/ˌɪn.strəˈmen.təl/us
/ˌɪn.strəˈmen.t̬əl/
formal
If someone or something is instrumental in a process, plan, or system, that person or thing is one of the most important influences in causing it ...
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solo
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsəʊ.ləʊ/us
/ˈsoʊ.loʊ/
a musical performance given by one person alone, or a musical performance in which one person is given ...
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(Definition ofinstrumentalandsolofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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His work list also includes a number of chamber as well asinstrumentalsoloworks.
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Scat singing gives singers the ability to sing improvised melodies and rhythms, to create the equivalent of aninstrumentalsolousing their voice.
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During the entire run of the series, a simple electric guitarinstrumentalsolowas used as the show's opening theme.
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In the work's onlyinstrumentalsolo, the trumpet provides motifs which the bass picks up.
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In looping, a recorded passagetypically aninstrumentalsoloor breakcould be repeated by switching back and forth between two turntables playing the same record.
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Most baladi improvisations will begin with aninstrumentalsolo(taqsim) by the primary instrument.
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The extended, characteristic trumpet tune that precedes and accompanies the voice is the only significantinstrumentalsoloin the entire oratorio.
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The accompaniment draws on all the topoi of melodramatic rhetoric, but makes particular use of instrumental solos identified with a particular character.
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Montgomery's mostlyinstrumentalsoloworks have elements of post-rock, lo-fi, folk and avant-garde experimentation.
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Once again, the notes are from the score, although the musicians continue the klezmer idioms in instrumental solos 'on their own'.
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His first releases featured performances of light classical music, blues, spirituals, and instrumental solos.
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Instrumental solos are usually kept to a minimum, and blues elements are largely downplayed.
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The song's three verses, all ending in the title line, are sung straight through with no pause for instrumental solos.
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The concerts were mixed, often consisting of a chamber-work, some songs, and instrumental solos.
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Untouchable follows the common verse-chorus form, but includes a number of instrumental solos.
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Buss works include instrumental solos, chamber music, symphonic, choral, and band works.
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The full-length version of the song contains extended instrumental solos and additional lyrics.
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As a result, they are usually instrumental solos, rather than songs.
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