The idea of a solo for one instrument out of a group seems to have been quite foreign to medieval music. In fact, composers usually did not assign parts to specific instruments.
sonata
sonata
violin
lyres
The tune Greensleeves can be played by a myriad of instruments. It can be played by a group or on a solo instrument. It can even be sung.
In his works for keyboards, he used the pipe organ and the harpsichord. For his concerti-grossi, string instruments and wind instruments were extensively used. Bach also wrote more than 300 cantatas for chorus and orchestra.
It is an ensemble piece with solo instruments featured, the piece cannot achieve its purpose being played as a solo.
Entertainers in the medieval period might sing, dance, play musical instruments or tell jokes.
two solo trumpets
Bach Trumpet
concerto
A concerto is a three-movement form of composition with a solo instrument playing alongside an orchestra. A concerto with many instruments playing in a " solo group " is called a concerto grosso.