CONCERTANTE Definition & Meaning

concertante

[ kon-ser-tahn-tee; Italian kawn-cher-tahn-te ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

brilliantly virtuosic:
a concertante part for solo violin.
solo rather than accompanying:
a sonata for recorder and harpsichord concertante.

noun

plural concertanti

an 18th-century symphonic work with sections for solo instruments.

concertante

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adjective

characterized by contrasting alternating tutti and solo passages

noun

a composition characterized by such contrasts

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of concertante¹

1720–30; < Italian, present participle of concertare to give a concert; -ant

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of concertante¹

C18: from Italian, from concertare to perform a concert, from concerto concert

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Salonen also happened to suggest that his new Sinfonia Concertante for organ and orchestra, which he performed a week earlier with the L.A.

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The Sinfonia Concertante is sober and sane, but barely.

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Put them together and the sonic scale becomes monumental, which is why it is called a sinfonia concertante, more an combination of orchestra and organ than a pitting of soloist and ensemble, although it remains a concerto as well.

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But bringing the Sinfonia Concertante home again will be a must.

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The Sinfonia Concertante, is, on the other hand, boldly cinematic.

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