concertante

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[ Italian ]

Definition

1. Music that is in some way solo or that involves some kind of concerto like passages.

2. A female concert performer.

3. A style of music that is based upon the dissimilarity of two different masses of sound, and involves the contrast between them.

See Also

[French] concertant
[German] Konzertierend
[German] Konzertant

Last Updated: 2016-05-21 22:07:32