concerto
noun/kənˈtʃeətəʊ/
/kənˈtʃertəʊ/
(plural concertos)
- a piece of music for one or more solo instruments playing with an orchestra
- a piano concerto
- concerto for something a concerto for flute and harp
- a concerto for clarinet and orchestra
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- piano
- violin
- etc.
- …
- compose
- write
- perform
- …
- concerto for
Word Originearly 18th cent.: Italian, from concertare ‘harmonize’.Definitions on the go
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