concertante
Americanadjective
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brilliantly virtuosic.
a concertante part for solo violin.
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solo rather than accompanying.
a sonata for recorder and harpsichord concertante.
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Etymology
Origin of concertante
1720–30; < Italian, present participle of concertare to give a concert; see -ant
Example Sentences
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It being a concertante, the Sinfonia was also an opportunity for the NSO to showcase a quartet of principal players — violinist Marissa Regni, cellist David Hardy, oboist Nicholas Stovall and bassoonist Sue Heineman.
From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2022
The program here was almost an insult to the players: a transcription of four popular Granados piano pieces, and three concertante works.
From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2015
Kurtág's music for orchestra has embraced a larger scale in pieces such as Stele, composed for the Berlin Philharmonic and Claudio Abbado, and … concertante … for violin, viola, and orchestra.
From The Guardian • Mar. 12, 2013
The last piece on the CD, “The Cry of Anubis,” is one of Mr. Birtwistle’s few concertante works.
From New York Times • May 25, 2011
Here he also met Viotti, the great violinist, and played a duo concertante with the latter, expressly composed for the occasion.
From Great Violinists And Pianists by Ferris, George T. (George Titus)
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