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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CONCERTO GROSSO

Italian, literally: big concerto.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CONCERTO GROSSO

concerto grosso  [ˈɡrɒsəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CONCERTO GROSSO

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Concerto grosso is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CONCERTO GROSSO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Concerto grosso

The concerto grosso (Italian for big concert(o), plural concerti grossi) is a form of baroque music in which the musical material is passed between a small group of soloists (the concertino) and full orchestra (the ripieno or concerto grosso). This is in contrast to the concerto which features a single solo instrument with the melody line, accompanied by the orchestra. The form developed in the late seventeenth century, although the name was not used at first. Alessandro Stradella seems to have written the first music in which two groups of different sizes are combined in the characteristic way. The name was first used by Giovanni Lorenzo Gregori in a set of 10 compositions published in Lucca in 1698. The first major composer to use the term concerto grosso was Arcangelo Corelli. After Corelli's death, a collection of twelve of his concerti grossi was published; not long after, composers such as Francesco Geminiani, Pietro Locatelli and Giuseppe Torelli wrote concertos in the style of Corelli. He also had a strong influence on Antonio Vivaldi.

Definition of concerto grosso in the English dictionary

The definition of concerto grosso in the dictionary is a composition for an orchestra and a group of soloists, chiefly of the baroque period.

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espresso
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expresso
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WORDS THAT END LIKE CONCERTO GROSSO

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Synonyms and antonyms of concerto grosso in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «concerto grosso» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CONCERTO GROSSO

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Translator English - Chinese

协奏曲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

concerto grosso
570 millions of speakers

English

concerto grosso
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Concerto ग्रोसो
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

كونشيرتو غروسو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Concerto Grosso
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Concerto Grosso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কনসার্টো গ্রোসো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

concerto grosso
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Translator English - Malay

Konserto grosso
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Translator English - German

Concerto grosso
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

協奏曲グロッソ
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Translator English - Korean

콘체르토 그로소
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Translator English - Javanese

Konser grosso
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

concerto Grosso
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கான்செர்டோ கிராஸ்ஸோ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॉन्सरेटो ग्रोसो
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Translator English - Turkish

Konçerto grosso
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

concerto Grosso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

concerto grosso
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Concerto Grosso
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Concertul Grosso
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

κοντσέρτο grosso
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Translator English - Afrikaans

concerto grosso
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Translator English - Swedish

concerto grosso
10 millions of speakers
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concerto grosso
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of concerto grosso

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CONCERTO GROSSO»

The term «concerto grosso» is normally little used and occupies the 108.812 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CONCERTO GROSSO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about concerto grosso

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CONCERTO GROSSO»

Discover the use of concerto grosso in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to concerto grosso and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Harvard Dictionary of Music
Concerto grosso. The instrumental concerto of the middle and late Baroque comprised three basic types. The earliest of these was the concerto grosso, in which a small group of soloists is set against a larger orchestra. The smaller group ...
Don Michael Randel, 2003
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Concerto grosso, for string orchestra
for string orchestra Vaughan Williams composed many major orchestral works as well as pieces for amateur orchestras and small ensembles throughout his long creative life.
Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1950
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Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 8 Christmas Concerto
Sheet Music: Corelli, A. (1653-1713) Op. 6, No. 8 String Quartet: Violins, Viola, 'Cello
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Anthology of Musical Forms -- Structure & Style: The Study ...
he concerto grosso is a Baroque form characterized by the use of two contrasting groups, a solo unit of two to four performers, called concertino or principale, and the full orchestra, called concerto, tutti, or ripieno. The concertino group usually ...
Stein, Leon
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Music Listening Today
In a sense, the concerto grosso, the solo concerto, and the fugue represent the more mature instrumental works composed during the Baroque. They were generally written in the eighteenth century by composers whose music is performed ...
Charles Hoffer, 2009
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Orchestral Music: A Handbook
Concerto grosso, op.3, no.5, HWV 316, D minor 10' Concerto grosso, op.6, no.5, HWV 323, D major 16' 0 2 0 0 -— cnt — str solo concertino: 2 violins, violoncello Breitkopf numbering: Concerto grosso No. 5. 2cnt — str See also Handel's ...
David Daniels, 2005
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Listening to Western Music
When a small group of soloists works together, performing as a unit against the full orchestra, the piece is called a concerto grosso. A concerto grosso consists of two performing forces that work together: a larger group forming the basic ...
Craig Wright, 2013
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The Birth of the Orchestra : History of an Institution, ...
History of an Institution, 1650-1815 Music History and Literature San Francisco Conservatory of Music John Spitzer Chair, Neal Zaslaw Professor of Music Cornell University. How concertino and concerto grosso were put to musical use may ...
Music History and Literature San Francisco Conservatory of Music John Spitzer Chair, Neal Zaslaw Professor of Music Cornell University, 2005
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A History of the Concerto
Chapter Two THE EARLY CONCERTO GROSSO ALESSANDRO STRADELLA During the last third of the seventeenth century, Roman composers experimented with a type of instrumentation that became characteristic of the concerto grosso.
Michael Thomas Roeder, 1994
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Concertos
The concerto grosso (Italian for big concert(o), plural concerti grossi) is a form of baroque music in which the musical material is passed between a small group of soloists (the concertino) and full orchestra (the ripieno). This is in contrast to the ...
Edited by Paul Muljadi

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CONCERTO GROSSO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term concerto grosso is used in the context of the following news items.
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Classix Four, Feb. 21 and Feb. 23: Gershwin An American in Paris, Bolcom Concerto Grosso for Saxophone Quartet and featured guest Donald ... «KRNV My News 4, Jul 15»
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This Day, July 5, In Jewish History by Mitchell A. Levin
Some of his works include the Concerto Grosso (1931), Symphony No. 1 (1940) and Symphony No. 2(1945). In 1953, he won the Israeli State ... «Cleveland Jewish News, Jul 15»
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Baroque Orchestra Conquers Tanglewood
It is an adaptation by Jeanette Sorrell of a trio sonata by Antonio Vivaldi, turning it into a concerto grosso. Arrangements of this sort were entirely ... «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Jul 15»
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Princeton Festival Presents Crisp Evening of Baroque Music
... concerto form and expanded it to juxtapose not only soloists but also small ensembles of players against full orchestra, and Concerto Grosso, ... «Town Topics, Jul 15»
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Artistic director of Scottish Ballet becomes chief executive too in …
... works as a choreographer, including Double Concerto, Perpetuum Mobile, Country Garden, Concerto Grosso and The Nutcracker. «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
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Saturday Marks Resurrection Of Philharmonic And Opera
Tomorrow night's concert will include a performance of Vaughan Williams' Concerto Grosso, where the Philharmonic's string players will be ... «Capital Public Radio News, Jun 15»
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Polish National Ballet takes steps to prove 'we are a changing society'
... and “Moving Rooms,” performed to movements from Alfred Schnittke's disquieting Concerto Grosso No. 1 and excerpts from a harpsichord ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
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New Jersey Youth Symphony to perform at Carnegie Hall
Also on the program is Bloch's Concerto Grosso No. 1 for Piano and String Orchestra, Holst's Brook Green Suite, and Gardel's Tango “Por una ... «MyCentralJersey.com, Jun 15»
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Review: Polish National Ballet Shows Its European Side at the …
... sections from Alfred Schnittke's Concerto Grosso — remixes Baroque and classical modes with more astringent modern ones, and Mr. Pastor ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
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Ipswich's Orchestra on the Hill to perform
... concerto in G minor; Vivaldi's Bassoon Concerto; Bach's concerto for violin and oboe in C minor and Vivaldi's concerto grosso in D minor. «Wicked Local North of Boston, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Concerto grosso [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/concerto-grosso>. May 2024 ».
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