concerto
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concerto
- /kənˈt͡ʃɛɹtoʊ/ US
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Borrowed from Italian concerto, deverbal from concertare. Doublet of concert.
noun concertos · concerti
- A piece of music for one or more solo instruments and orchestra. And the cello concerto was strikingly different on Sunday: at Weill, the ensemble included two violinists and one violist, cellist, bassist and lutenist, but on Sunday four more violinists, a second violist and a harpsichordist were added to give the ripieno sections of the fast movements a heftier
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Closest in meaning: chorus, violoncello, clarinet, concert, conjunction, consultation, collaboration, cooperation, partnership, agreement, tandem, berlin, symphony, work, score, opus
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Talk about this word "concerto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/concerto. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. concerto. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/concerto "concerto." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/concerto.Cite this
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title = {concerto},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/concerto},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
