Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A short concerto.
- noun The solo group in a concerto grosso.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In a concerto grosso (which see), the group of solo instruments taken collectively.
- noun In music, a small concerto.
- In music, employed in the performance of a concerto: as, a violino concertino.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mus.) A piece for one or more solo instruments with orchestra; -- more concise than the
concerto .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun music a short
concerto . - noun music the group of solo instruments in a
concerto grosso . - noun music a section in a concerto grosso played by three
instruments .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word concertino.
Examples
-
The reduced string "concertino" episode passes by too quickly, for we might well bask in Stokowski's intimacies as well as in his grandeur.
-
It is one reason the border patrol is now installing razor sharp concertino wire on top of border fencing along this violent stretch east of the city.
-
It's one reason the Border Patrol is now installing razor sharp concertino wire on top of border fencing along this violent stretch east of the city.
-
But again, his spokesman here in Baghdad quick to clarify those comments, saying that the prime minister was objecting to a continuous concrete wall to be set up in this area, and then explaining that that was not the intent, but rather that the wall would be a mix of blast walls, concrete barriers, in some places sand barriers, other areas concertino wire, with multiple checkpoints.
-
I mean, a little concertino wire around there or something.
-
Still, they came by the hundreds to apply for a place in the Iraqi army, filing through a maze of concertino wire and blast walls set up to protect them from insurgents attacks before they've even signed up.
-
Under the watchful eyes of U.S. troops, the demonstrators lay down or sat along the concertino wire, vowing to continue to the protests and put more pressure on U.S. officials.
-
But Larcher has a surprise up his sleeve: a further concertino section consisting of electric zither, percussion, accordion and prepared piano the latter played by himself.
Evening Standard - Home Barry Millington 2011
-
Gabiel's Oboe from "The Mission," Vivaldi's violin concerto and Chaminade's concertino for flute and orchestra.
LJWorld.com stories: News J-W Staff Reports 2010
-
Gabiel's Oboe from "The Mission," Vivaldi's violin concerto and Chaminade's concertino for flute and orchestra.
LJWorld.com stories: News J-W Staff Reports 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.