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con·cer·to

 (kən-chĕr′tō)
n. pl. con·cer·tos or con·cer·ti (-tē)
A composition for an orchestra and one or more solo instruments, typically in three movements.

[Italian, concert; see concert.]
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concerto

(kənˈtʃɛətəʊ)
n, pl -tos or -ti (-tɪ)
1. (Classical Music) a composition for an orchestra and one or more soloists. The classical concerto usually consisted of several movements, and often a cadenza. See also sonata1, symphony1
2. (Classical Music) another word for ripieno
[C18: from Italian: concert]
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con•cer•to

(kənˈtʃɛr toʊ, -ˈtʃɜr-)

n., pl. -tos, -ti (-ti)
a musical composition usu. in three movements for one or more solo instruments and orchestra.
[1720–30; < Italian, <concertare; see concert (v.)]
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concerto

concert
1. 'concerto'

A concerto /kən'tʃeətəʊ/ is a piece of classical music written for one or more solo instruments and an orchestra.

...Beethoven's Violin Concerto.
2. 'concert'

Note that you do not call a performance of music given by musicians a 'concerto'. You call it a concert /'kɒnsət/.

She had gone to the concert that evening.
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concerto

A work for a solo instrument, with orchestral accompaniment.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.concerto - a composition for orchestra and a soloist
classical, classical music, serious music - traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste
concerto grosso - a baroque composition for orchestra and a group of solo instruments
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Translations
قِطْعَة موسيقيه حِواريّهكُونْشيرتو
koncert
koncert
konsertto
koncert
versenymûversenymű
konsert
コンチェルト
협주곡
koncerts
koncert
musikstycke
bản concertocông xéc tôcông-xéc-tô

concerto

[kənˈtʃɛətəʊ] N (concertos, concerti (pl)) [kənˈtʃɛətiː]concierto m
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concerto

[kənˈtʃɛərtəʊ] nconcerto mconcert promoter npromoteur/trice m/fconcert tour ntournée f de concertsconcert venue nlieu m de concert
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concerto

nKonzert nt, → Concerto nt
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concerto

[kənˈtʃɛətəʊ] nconcerto
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concerto

(kənˈtʃəːtəu) plural conˈcertos noun
a piece of music written for one or more solo instruments and orchestra. a piano concerto.
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concerto

كُونْشيرتو koncert koncert Concerto κοντσέρτο concierto konsertto concerto koncert concerto コンチェルト 협주곡 concerto konsertstykke koncert composição musical, concerto концерт musikstycke การเล่นเพลงคลาสสิคที่มีนักร้องเดี่ยวหนึ่งหรือมากกว่าหนึ่งคน konçerto bản concerto 协奏曲
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The Avison Ensemble has also donated two CDs of their wonderful recording of Avison's 12 concerti after Geminiani, signed by the Avison Ensemble musicians.
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Peter Martins's Concerti Armonici ("Harmonic Concertos") is a close kin of his 1987 all-male exercise, Les Gentilhommes ("The Gentlemen").
The two discs Corelli: Concerti grossi, op.6 (Opus 111, OPS 30-147 and OPS 30-155, rec 1996) by Europa Galante under their director Fabio Biondi opt for a relatively small string group with organ and harpsichord continuo.
Steven Gross, horn professor at the University of California Santa Barbara, and Jiri Havlik have made an elegant recording of classical concerti for two horns and orchestra.
The Italian virtuoso Giuliano Carmignola then directed the band from the violin in a selection of concerti for violin and strings by Vivaldi and Leclair, the French composer much influenced by him.