concerto
[kuh n-cher-toh; Italian kawn-cher-taw]
noun, plural con·cer·tos, con·cer·ti [kuh n-cher-tee] /kənˈtʃɛr ti/. Music.
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
Origin of concerto
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Related Words for concerto
setup, poetry, writing, drama, theme, symphony, music, arrangement, melody, piece, tune, essay, manuscript, number, paper, thesis, getup, dissertation, opus, stanzaExamples from the Web for concerto
Contemporary Examples of concerto
Back to the concerto, or a little light Plato, or some such.
Historical Examples of concerto
I trembled and cried as he played our first—his first concerto in F minor.
MelomaniacsJames Huneker
It was for this occasion that the Saint-Saëns second concerto was written.
A Popular History of the Art of MusicW. S. B. Mathews
He appeared in London in 1827, his piece being the Hummel concerto.
A Popular History of the Art of MusicW. S. B. Mathews
At one of the Symphony concerts she brought out her own concerto.
Woman's Work in MusicArthur Elson
Among others Mozart admired her greatly, and dedicated a concerto to her.
Woman's Work in MusicArthur Elson
concerto
noun plural -tos or -ti (-tɪ)
Word Origin for concerto
C18: from Italian: concert
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