concerto
noun
con·cer·to
kən-ˈcher-(ˌ)tō 
also -ˈchər-
plural concerti
kən-ˈcher-(ˌ)tē
also -ˈchər-
or concertos
: a piece for one or more soloists and orchestra with three contrasting movements
a violin concerto
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Fresh winds Last season, the CSO commissioned deans of the American neo-Romantic school to write concertos for two of its principal wind players.
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Johann Sebastian Bach's works were an ideal choice given the highly mathematical structure, plus the composer was so prolific, across so many very different kinds of musical compositions—preludes, fugues, chorales, toccatas, concertos, suites, and cantatas—as to allow for useful comparisons.
—Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Williams, now 92, has just finished a piano concerto which pianist Emanuel Ax will debut next year at Tanglewood.
—Jon Burlingame, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
The Rachmaninoff concerto that inspired the movie Shine, about a pianist who goes insane trying to play it?
—Jaron Lanier, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Johann Sebastian Bach's works were an ideal choice given the highly mathematical structure, plus the composer was so prolific, across so many very different kinds of musical compositions—preludes, fugues, chorales, toccatas, concertos, suites, and cantatas—as to allow for useful comparisons.
—Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Williams, now 92, has just finished a piano concerto which pianist Emanuel Ax will debut next year at Tanglewood.
—Jon Burlingame, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
The Rachmaninoff concerto that inspired the movie Shine, about a pianist who goes insane trying to play it?
—Jaron Lanier, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
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concerto
noun
con·cer·to
kən-ˈchert-ō
plural concerti
-(ˌ)ē
or concertos
or concertos
: a piece for one or more soloists and orchestra usually in three movements
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