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con·certo (kən c̸her′tō)

noun pl. concertos -·tos or concerti -·ti (-tē)

a musical composition for one or more solo instruments and an orchestra, usually in three symphonic movements

Etymology: It: see concert,

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concerto Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • harp: Britten had in fact always been intending to write a harp concerto, so had been studying the instrument.

Adjective modifier

  • romantic: From its famously commanding opening to its adrenalin-pumping conclusion, there's no doubting the epic status of this great Romantic concerto.

Modifies a noun

  • grosso: One was the opening movement of Chausson's Piano Quartet, the other was a concerto grosso by John Avison.

Noun used with modifier

  • violin: In the violin concerto, the second movement opens with a beautiful melody played by the oboe.

Preposition: with

  • orchestra: Music Scholars normally perform a complete concerto with orchestra in the Sixth Form.

Preposition: for

  • violin: The later version turns the work into a full-blown concerto for four solo violins and orchestral strings.
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