concerto

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Definition

1. This term was originally applied to almost any kind of concerted music for voices and instruments of the Baroque era. Today it is taken to mean a composition that shows off a specific instrument (or instruments) with the orchestra used as accompaniment. The term concerto is the same in English, French and Italian.
 
[Eng.] concerto; [Fr.] concerto (m); [Ger.] Konzert (n); [It.] concerto (m).
 
2. The Italian term for concert.
 
[Eng.] concert; [Fr.] concert (m); [Ger.] Konzert (n); [It.] concerto (m).

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Last Updated: 2016-05-21 22:12:04