Concerto Definition

kən-chĕrtō
concerti, concertos
noun
A musical composition for one or more solo instruments and an orchestra, traditionally in three symphonic movements.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Concerto

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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