Solo - Definition and Overview

The term solo has different meanings in different contexts.

• Solo is a descriptive term applied to any activity done alone. Examples include flying, driving, singing, playing a musical instrument, or anything normally or previously done as part of a group or team. For example, the members of the Spice Girls have subsequently had "solo careers" in various fields.
• In music, a solo is part of a piece of music played predominantly by one performer, often with other performers providing less prominent "backing".
• Solo is a trick-taking card game based on whist. A major distinctive feature is that one player often plays against the other three, while in the regular game they team in pairs.
• Solo was a 1977 movie directed by Tony Williams.
• The city of Solo, formally known as Surakarta, 65 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of Yogyakarta in central Java, Indonesia was a center of power during the great Javanese kingdoms.
• Solo is a debit card produced by the Switch Card Scheme (now part of the Maestro brand) for customers who require additional financial checking (e.g. younger customers and those with less money).
• Solo is a Norwegian soft drink.
• Solo A class of racing dinghy designed by Jack Holt in the 1950s
• Fictional characters named Solo include:
  • Napoleon Solo - a main character from the original television series The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
  • Han Solo - a main character from the Star Wars series of films

See also

• Mono (another form of solo)
• Duo and Duet
• Trio
• Quartet
• Quintet
• Sextet
• Septet
• Octet