concerto
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
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How to use concerto in a sentence
Still, despite all she does and all we’ve heard, despite how wholly she inhabits the music — be it a Bach partita or a searing contemporary concerto like Peter Eötvös’s “DoReMi” — there remains what can only be described as a Midori mystique.
Midori’s career started with a fleeting moment. It’s evolved into a lasting legacy. | Michael Andor Brodeur | May 13, 2021 | Washington PostInstead, he lives a cozy life, listening to piano concertos and drinking alone.
Politics and the pandemic have changed how we imagine cities | Joanne McNeil | April 28, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewHe toggled between electric and acoustic bands and delved into the classical world, composing his own concerto for classical orchestra.
Remembering Chick Corea, An Endlessly Inquisitive Jazz Pioneer | Andrew R. Chow | February 12, 2021 | TimeHe even performed piano concertos by Mozart and other classical composers.
Chick Corea, versatile pianist who made jazz eclectic and electric, dies at 79 | Matt Schudel | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostRecognizing a scent is a precise and intricate process in which chemistry, biology, and physics must play together in a synchronized concerto—whether you’re relishing the aroma of a rose or pinching your nose at a pile of dog poop.
Back to the concerto, or a little light Plato, or some such.
‘The Real Housewives of New York City’ Loses a Leg in Sixth-Season Finale | Tim Teeman | July 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis first great piano concerto is widely considered to be the No. 9, Jeunehomme, written at age 21.
His speeches have the elegance and control of a Haydn concerto.
Going back, Liszt indulged in a little graceful badinage apropos of the concerto.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayFrulein Fichtner was the young lady who was going to play his concerto in A major at the concert that evening.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayThe concerto made a generally dazzling and difficult impression upon me, but did not "take hold" of me particularly.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayFrulein Fichtner had already departed, but the first violinist played Mendelssohn's famous concerto for violin.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayThen, child, you've fallen on your head, if you don't know that at least you must have a second copy of the concerto!
Music-Study in Germany | Amy Fay
British Dictionary definitions for concerto
/ (kənˈtʃɛətəʊ) /
a composition for an orchestra and one or more soloists. The classical concerto usually consisted of several movements, and often a cadenza: See also sonata (def. 1), symphony (def. 1)
another word for ripieno
Origin of concerto
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for concerto
[ (kuhn-chair-toh) ]
A piece of instrumental music written for one or more soloists and an orchestra.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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