Concerto definition

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concerti concertos
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A composition for an orchestra and one or more solo instruments, typically in three movements.
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A musical composition for one or more solo instruments and an orchestra, traditionally in three symphonic movements.
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(music) A piece of music for one or more solo instruments and orchestra.
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Noun

Singular:
concerto
Plural:
concerti, concertos

Origin of concerto

  • Italian concert concert

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Concerto Sentence Examples

  • The praise given to his concerto for the violin, which was played at the Conservatoire by Mazas, encouraged him to undertake the resetting of the old comic opera, Julie (1811).

  • He has recently completed an oboe concerto commissioned by the John Lewis Partnership for Nick Daniel for 10 performances in October 1998.

  • His recent bassoon concerto was recorded on the ASV CD of English bassoon concerti.

  • This concerto is as much a concerto for orchestra as it is a concerto for piano.

  • The concerto's dramatic slow movement shows piano and orchestra in stark opposition to each other and leads directly into the exhilarating finale.

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