concerto
noun
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
concertos
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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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As if to compensate, on a drizzly Sunday evening in Kyiv, a crowd gathered in the street beneath an apartment building’s third-floor balcony to hear a makeshift string quartet play concertos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
"There's so many strings in there that can wander out of tune, especially when you're playing big piano concertos," Terry explains.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025
Phil, Chin’s 2014 Clarinet Concerto and a pair of Brahms concertos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025
The experience made him reflect on the role of violins in Jewish culture, from the shtetls of Eastern Europe to klezmer bands to Itzhak Perlman’s soaring concertos.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
Many of Wolfgang’s childhood compositions, such as the first seven of his concertos for piano and orchestra, are largely arrangements of works by other composers.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
