Concertante (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective
  1. brilliantly virtuosic: a concertante part for solo violin.
  2. solo rather than accompanying: a sonata for recorder and harpsichord concertante.
noun, plural con·cer·tan·ti [kon-ser-tahn-tee; Italian kawn-cher-tahn-tee]. /ˌkɒn sərˈtɑn ti; Italian ˌkɔn tʃɛrˈtɑn ti/.
  1. an 18th-century symphonic work with sections for solo instruments.
adjective
  1. characterized by contrasting alternating tutti and solo passages
noun plural -ti (-tɪ)
  1. a composition characterized by such contrasts
Concertante (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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