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