Trumpet players during the Baroque period (ca. 1600-1750) also developed a type of extremely high, melodic solo playing called clarino style.

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When he's not playing solo, Fedofsky also plays the keys in the five-piece indie-pop group, Curtains for You.

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Playing solo, he reckoned, had its advantages.

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Ford shot to fame in the early 80s playing Hans Solo in the Star Wars movies.

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The game is all about fighting massive monsters while sacrificing little bits of yourself to unleash powerful magical attacks playing either solo or in co-op mode.

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So I would stop, and the stopping actually led to the new - so-called new for me anyway - concept of being able to stop during a solo concert instead of playing 45 minutes straight so that an idea could come to some sort of fruition.

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In a horrifically officiated quarterfinal match against the Brazilians last Sunday, Ms. Solo kept her team alive with crucial saves despite playing one woman down for over 60 minutes of the match.

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One was for solo recitals, the other much more brilliant one for playing concertos.

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And I remembered back for decades during the older solo concert days, pre-chronic fatigue syndrome, playing 20 minutes and thinking, I wish I could stop here because this is so perfect but it's only been 20 minutes.

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Plus, socializing while playing cards adds a level of unpredictability that gives your brain a charge--something solo games don't offer.

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