The basic procedure for building a solo and accompaniment combination is simple: first choose the solo, and then build an appropriate accompaniment. The complexities appear as we discover that even a small organ may offer many different types of solos. However, after the solo has been selected on one manual (or pedal), the complexities diminish as we become confined to a different manual for the accompaniment, and to those stops or combinations on that manual that are less prominent than the solo.
The rest of this lesson focuses on the various types of solo stops and combinations, then on choosing an appropriate accompaniment. Finally, a few examples demonstrate how solo and accompaniment registration might be applied under various circumstances.