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concertante
[
kon-ser-
tahn
-tee
;
It.
kawn-che
r
-
tahn
-te
]
con·cer·tan·te
/
ˌkɒn
sərˈtɑn
ti
;
It.
ˌkɔn
tʃɛrˈtɑn
tɛ
/
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[
kon-ser-
tahn
-tee
;
It.
kawn-che
r
-
tahn
-te
]
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adjective, noun,
plural
con·cer·tan·ti
/
-ti
/
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[
-tee
]
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.
Music
.
adjective
1.
brilliantly virtuosic:
a concertante part for solo violin.
2.
solo rather than accompanying:
a sonata for recorder and harpsichord concertante.
noun
3.
an 18th-century symphonic work with sections for solo instruments.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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Also,
concertato.
Origin:
1720–30;
<
Italian,
present participle of
concertare
to give a
concert
;
see
-ant
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concertante
(ˌkɒntʃəˈtæntɪ)
—
adj
1.
characterized by contrasting alternating tutti and solo passages
—
n
,
-ti
2.
a composition characterized by such contrasts
[C18: from Italian, from
concertare
to perform a concert, from
concerto
concert
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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