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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
concert1. '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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Noun | 1. | 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
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konsertto
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konsert
コンチェルト
협주곡
koncerts
koncert
musikstycke
bản concertocông xéc tôcông-xéc-tô
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concerto
[kənˈtʃɛərtəʊ] n → concerto mconcert promoter n → promoteur/trice m/fconcert tour n → tournée f de concertsconcert venue n → lieu m de concertCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009