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‖ concerto Mus.|konˈtʃɛrto, kənˈtʃɛətəʊ, kənˈsɜːtəʊ|
[Ital.; the original word whence Fr. and Eng. concert.]
A composition for one, or sometimes more, solo instruments accompanied by orchestra; now almost always in three movements. (Formerly applied more widely to various compositions for a number of instruments.)
1730A. Malcolm Treat. Musick 416 A Concerto, Sonata, or Cantata. 1766Entick London IV. 447 Several..songs are performed, with sonatas or concertos between each. 1845E. Holmes Mozart 253 He kept closely within the..limit and signification of the term concerto, as a piece of combination for instruments, with a principal part for one. 1880Prout in Grove Dict. Mus. s.v., The example of Beethoven in his E♭ concerto led..to the disuse of the..cadenza. |