The encore is an additional extra performance of a musical piece at the end of the regular concert, which is not listed in the event setlist. Musicians and singers usually perform an encore when the audience demands or requests it by long applauding or standing ovations, to thank the audience for the applause. In most cases, encores are internally planned. If the applause is extraordinarily long unplanned additional encores can happen. It is recognisable when the performers are shortly talking which song or piece to play. Some musicians just play again a well-known song of their repertoire. A musical piece is a musical work that has been created. ... A concert is a live performance, usually of music, before an audience. ... Applause (Latin applaudere, to strike upon, clap) is primarily the expression of approval by the act of clapping, or striking the palms of the hands together, in order to create noise; generally any expression of approval. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Soloists or classical music groups like orchestras often show again their artistic potential by playing fast, high or loud pieces in the encore, but sometimes they also close the performance with slow and calm pieces to let the applause ebb down. It is also common to play the hit songs of a band or the most famous pieces of a composer in the encore. A well-known example is the performance of the Radetzky March and The Blue Danube at the end of the Vienna New Year's Concert by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; both pieces are never listed in the official setlist, but are traditionally played every year. This article is about the musical term solo; for other uses, see solo. ... An orchestra is a musical ensemble used most often in classical music. ... Radetzky March midi version Radetzky March was composed by Johann Strauß Sr. ... The Blue Danube is the common English title of An der schönen blauen Donau op. ... The New Year Concert (in German: Das Neujahrskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker) of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is a concert that takes place each year in the morning of January 1 in Vienna, Austria. ... The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (in German: Wiener Philharmoniker) is the best known orchestra in Austria and one of the best ensembles in the world. ...

Some rock or pop bands include their encore as the second half of the concert. For example the Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley and his band The Wailers were known to play the concerts of their last two tours in 1979 and 1980 in two halves: after the first half was performed they stopped performing for some minutes to tune their instruments again or to have a break, while the audience was demanding for more. They continued to play the concert with the encore which lasted about an hour. Sometimes they even played one or two additional songs after the actual encore. Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... For the 1979 song by M, see Pop Muzik. ... Reggae is a music genre developed in Jamaica. ... Robert Nesta Marley, OM, (February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981) better known as Bob Marley, was a Jamaican singer, guitarist, songwriter and activist. ... The Wailers in the middle of the 1960s. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...