Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A composition for a small group of instrumental soloists and an orchestra.
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- noun music a musical form, common in the
Baroque period , in which contrastingsections are played by fullorchestra and by a small group ofsoloists .
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- noun a baroque composition for orchestra and a group of solo instruments
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Italian : concerto, concerto + grosso, large.]
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Italian
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