Concerto

Word CONCERTO
Character 8
Hyphenation con cer to
Pronunciations /kənˈtʃɛɹtoʊ/

Definitions and meanings of "Concerto"

What do we mean by concerto?

A composition for an orchestra and one or more solo instruments, typically in three movements. noun

In music: A concert. noun

Same as concertante. noun

A composition for two or more solo instruments of the same or of a different kind: as, Bach's concerto for four pianos; Handel's concerti grossi for two violins and violoncello soli, with accompaniment for a stringed orchestra. Such concertos are called double, triple, etc., according to the number of solo instruments. noun

A composition, usually in symphonic form, written for one principal instrument (occasionally for more than one), with accompaniment for a large or small orchestra, and intended to display the ability of a solo performer. noun

A composition (usually in symphonic form with three movements) in which one instrument (or two or three) stands out in bold relief against the orchestra, or accompaniment, so as to display its qualities or the performer's skill. noun

A piece of music for one or more solo instruments and orchestra. noun

A composition for orchestra and a soloist noun

A piece of music for one or more solo instruments and orchestra.

A musical composition in three movements, with two sets of instruments, one larger than the other. Typically a concerto has a solo instrument play with an orchestra. Urban Dictionary

Explains how a man eats out a dyme at a concert, usually a rap concert 4sho. Urban Dictionary

A violin technique/ sex move utilized in the motion picture "The Red Violin." This technique can only be mastered by the highest virtuoso in which you have sex and play violin at the same time. Use of a fermata ensures long sustained orgasm on the last note. Urban Dictionary

(1) Resident Crazy on #ocremix (2) Anti-ChanServ Activist. Urban Dictionary

Hand and ball breaking music that destroys your hands and is like almost impossible to play at the original tempo, only god valentina lisitsa gets close, also the chords are so huge like wtf i cant reach 13's! the second piano concerto is the most popular one overshadowing the 1st and 3th and 4th, didnt even know there was a 4th, also its one of the most romantical pieces of music and it makes me cum everytime i hear it Urban Dictionary

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The word "concerto" in example sentences

The meaning of the term concerto is "to fight," he instructs, but "it's a positive fight. ❋ Stuart Isacoff (2011)

The composer may be in his seventies, but never before has he used the word 'concerto' in the title of a work, and never before has he written for solo violin. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In between this and the inevitable wedding music, was the ubiquitous violin concerto with the even more ubiquitous Sarah Chang as soloist. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The last recorded evidence of the concerto comes from the sale catalogue of a Dutch bookseller in 1759, 13 years after Kerr's death. ❋ Severin Carrell (2010)

Because of the difficulty, the concerto is rarely heard. ❋ Ewillett (2009)

She stomped her way through Bruch's violin concerto last year to little payoff. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A lost Vivaldi flute concerto is to be heard in full for the first time in 250 years after being rediscovered in the family archives of a Scottish nobleman who was killed at the battle of Culloden. ❋ Severin Carrell (2010)

"The new concerto is a delightful piece with an exquisite central slow movement," he said. ❋ Severin Carrell (2010)

The river Exe at Bickleigh later formed the inspiration for a violin concerto, composed in 1951 as a gift for, and first performed by, his wife Pauline Ashley, a fellow student at Trinity College London, where (after national service in the RAF) he studied piano, theory and musical philosophy, and took lessons on the recorder from Edgar Hunt. ❋ John Turner (2010)

Thomas Adès will return with his violin concerto, Emmanuel Ax will perform in several programs including one with Yo-Yo Ma, and Christine Brewer will give a recital. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And for a follow-up, Jansen performed the very tried and very true Tchaikovsky violin concerto with the entire Philharmonic under the leadership of Edo de Waart. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Some stretches of material sounded classical, like the up and down chords of a Beethoven violin concerto cadenza. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The other big item on the menu was the second Bartòk violin concerto with Leila Josefowicz, which I admired more in concept than in actual execution. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The surging, rhapsodic and daunting Prokofiev concerto is an ideal piece for him. ❋ Unknown (2007)

All of "Winterreise," and, you know, the Sibelius Violin concerto, at least the first movement. ❋ Matthew Guerrieri (2007)

I thought I'd posted favorite unlikely solo passages: something from the Britten violin concerto, and that accordian & something passages from Ades's Chamber Symphony. ❋ Matthew Guerrieri (2007)

Examples of concertos are Bach's Italian Concerto in [F major] (for Harpsichord) and [Elgar's] Cello Concerto in [E minor]. ❋ Carpo (2004)

Yo mah [nucca] Dev gave a concerto to that [dyme] at the [Avirl Lavigne] concert. One. ❋ KC Dizzle (2005)

A: what were you to doing in [the bass] closet? B: Coitus Concerto A:Yeah, I had her wet at [molto] expressivo [presto]. ❋ Satou Minatsuki (2012)

* Concerto [beats] ChanServ [senseless]. ❋ Kai (2003)

[Pianist] 1: Hey what [repertoire] are you learning? Pianist 2:[Rachmaninoff concerto]. Pianist 1: My best wishes for your balls. ❋ SeiyaIdk (2023)

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