noun
pl. concerti gros′si a composition for a small group of solo instruments, as a trio, contrasted with and accompanied by a full orchestra
Origin of concerto grosso
It, literally , big concertoconcerto grosso
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concerto grosso
noun
pl. concerti grossi,A composition for a small group of instrumental soloists and an orchestra.
Origin of concerto grosso
Italian concerto concerto grosso largeTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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