concerto grosso

[ kuhn-cher-toh groh-soh; Italian kawn-cher-taw graws-saw ]

noun,plural con·cer·ti gros·si [kuhn-cher-tee groh-see; Italian kawn-cher-tee graws-see], /kənˈtʃɛr ti ˈgroʊ si; Italian kɔnˈtʃɛr ti ˈgrɔs si/, con·cer·to gros·sos.
  1. a musical form, common in the Baroque period, in which contrasting sections are played by full orchestra and by a small group of soloists.

Origin of concerto grosso

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1715–25; <Italian: literally, big concert; see gross

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British Dictionary definitions for concerto grosso

concerto grosso

/ (ˈɡrɒsəʊ) /


nounplural concerti grossi (ˈɡrɒsɪ) or concerto grossos
  1. a composition for an orchestra and a group of soloists, chiefly of the baroque period

Origin of concerto grosso

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Italian, literally: big concerto

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