concertante
brilliantly virtuosic: a concertante part for solo violin.
solo rather than accompanying: a sonata for recorder and harpsichord concertante.
an 18th-century symphonic work with sections for solo instruments.
Origin of concertante
1- Also concertato.
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How to use concertante in a sentence
The Solo performances of the two artistes, as also together, in my concertante, were received with enthusiastic applause.
Louis Spohr's Autobiography | Louis SpohrHerr Wassermann, one of the cleverest of my former pupils, played my concertante with me.
Louis Spohr's Autobiography | Louis SpohrThe Andantino which follows offers a strong contrast to both movements of the concertante.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3) | Otto JahnThis detracts from the elevated character of the composition, and transforms it into a concertante display.
Life of Beethoven | Anton SchindlerWe each played a concerto of our own composition, after which we played together a duo concertante by Kreutzer.
Great Violinists And Pianists | George T. Ferris
British Dictionary definitions for concertante
/ (ˌkɒntʃəˈtæntɪ) music /
characterized by contrasting alternating tutti and solo passages
a composition characterized by such contrasts
Origin of concertante
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