concertante

[ kon-ser-tahn-tee; Italian kawn-cher-tahn-te ]

/ ˌkɒn sərˈtɑn ti; Italian ˌkɔn tʃɛrˈtɑn tɛ /

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adjective

brilliantly virtuosic: a concertante part for solo violin.

solo rather than accompanying: a sonata for recorder and harpsichord concertante.

noun, plural con·cer·tan·ti

[kon-ser-tahn-tee; Italian kawn-cher-tahn-tee]. /ˌkɒn sərˈtɑn ti; Italian ˌkɔn tʃɛrˈtɑn ti/.

an 18th-century symphonic work with sections for solo instruments.

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Also concertato.

Origin of concertante

1720–30; <Italian, present participle of concertare to give a concert; see -ant

Words nearby concertante

concern, concerned, concerning, concernment, concert, concertante, concertation, concertato, concerted, Concertgebouw, concertgoer

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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 Spohr
Herr Wassermann, one of the cleverest of my former pupils, played my Concertante with me.
Louis Spohr's Autobiography|Louis Spohr
The Andantino which follows offers a strong contrast to both movements of the concertante.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3)|Otto Jahn
This detracts from the elevated character of the composition, and transforms it into a concertante display.
Life of Beethoven|Anton Schindler

We 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

concertante

/ (ˌkɒntʃəˈtæntɪ) music /

adjective

characterized by contrasting alternating tutti and solo passages

noun plural -ti (-tɪ)

a composition characterized by such contrasts

Word Origin for concertante

C18: from Italian, from concertare to perform a concert, from concerto concert

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