Piano? Clarinet? FLute? HOrn? Trumpet? WHats your perception? (and im not talking about a 3 measure solo, I mean the musician standing infront the the orchestra, and being the highlight of the movement)
2007-03-16 11:57:24 · 6 answers · asked by Logical Rationalist 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
(I totally forgot all stringed Instuments, Violin and Viola should deffinatly be up in the running)
2007-03-16 12:00:05 · update #1
Not the instrument. It's the composer. Concerto For Two Cembali.
Concerto For Strings.
Gidon Kremer doing a virtual solo concert with strings. You can't say stuff like that! It all works!!!
2007-03-16 12:01:31 · answer #1 · answered by vanamont7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are probably more violin concertos than anything else (at least famous concerti) but piano is right up there. That's probably because the violin concerto is a form that's been with us since the 1700s whereas the piano has been a more recent instrument.
'Cello is a very frequent soloist. Also you're right - flute, clar., oboe, trumpet are big. Guitar, not so popular - probably because it's so quiet compared to symphonic ins.
2007-03-16 19:06:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think about 40%- 50% of the solos were written for Violin and / or Piano, the rest would be divided between Cello and other string instruments and of course winds, quartets, duos, etc, and exotic instruments.
2007-03-16 19:02:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most common solo instrument for orchestra would either be piano or violin. It's definitely one of these two.
2007-03-16 19:04:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've seen more pianists perform solo in an orchestra than any other musician, I think.
2007-03-16 18:59:59 · answer #5 · answered by Captain Carla 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trumpet.
2007-03-16 19:04:42 · answer #6 · answered by vraju m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋