concertante
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con·cer·tan·te
[kon-ser-tahn-tee; Italian kawn-cher-tahn-te] adjective, noun, plural con·cer·tan·ti 
sərˈtɑn [-tee] . 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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| —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 | |
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