concerto grosso

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

con·cer·to gros·so

[kuhn-cher-toh groh-soh; It. kawn-cher-taw graws-saw]
noun, plural con·cer·ti gros·si [kuhn-cher-tee groh-see; It. kawn-cher-tee graws-see] , con·cer·to gros·sos.
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:
1715–25; < Italian: literally, big concert; see gross
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Concerto grosso has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
given to using long words.
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concerto grosso (ˈɡrɒsəʊ)
 
n , pl concerti grossi, concerto grossos
a composition for an orchestra and a group of soloists, chiefly of the baroque period
 
[Italian, literally: big concerto]

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