concerto
noun
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
concerti
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pluralof concerto.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Their vacation schedule brings them together in spring, summer, fall and winter — in that order, in the story — a plan that conveniently allows for Vivaldi’s well-known violin concerti to fill up the soundtrack.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025
The mighty assortment of recordings of the symphonies, concerti, chamber music operas and sacred works justify the cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2016
They would play something like a dozen pieces each: preludes and fugues, chorales, chorale preludes, sonatas, concerti, variations, and “free” works drawn from Bach’s five decades as a working organist.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 3, 2014
He will perform three Beethoven concerti, as well as piano recitals featuring a variety of repertoire.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2012
He, the troubled, nervous, modern man, wrote with fluency fugues and double fugues, chaconnes and passacaglie, concerti grossi and variations.
From Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers by Paul Rosenfeld
