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concerto
(redirected from concertos)

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con·cer·to  (kn-chrt)
n. pl. con·cer·tos or con·cer·ti (-t)
A composition for an orchestra and one or more solo instruments, typically in three movements.

[Italian, concert; see concert.]

concerto [kon-chair-toe, -tee]
Noun
pl -tos or -ti a large-scale composition for an orchestra and one or more soloists [Italian]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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
Translations
concerto [kənˈtʃəːtəu] nconcierto

concerto [kənˈtʃəːtəu] nconcerto m

concerto [kənˈtʃəːtəu] nKonzert nt

concerto [kənˈtʃəːtəu] nconcerto

concerto
n concerto [kənˈtʃəːtəu]
a piece of music written for one or more solo instruments and orchestra a piano concerto. konsert, concerto قِطْعَة موسيقيه حِواريّه концерт koncert (pro sólový hudební nástroj) koncert das (Solo-) Konzert κονσέρτο concierto kontsert کنسرتو konsertto concerto קוֹנצֶ'רטוֹ संगीत रचना koncert versenymű konserto konsert concerto 協奏曲 협주곡 koncertas koncerts (skaņdarbs) konserto concert konsert koncert concerto concert концерт koncert koncert končerto konsert บทประพันธ์ดนตรีสำหรับเครื่องดนตรีเดี่ยวเล่นร่วมกับวงดนตรีใหญ่ konçerto 協奏曲 концерт موسیقی کی ایک تحریر bản công xéc tô


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Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, Ravel and Schoenberg wrote too few piano concertos - between one and two.
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