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concerto grosso
[ kuhn-cher-toh groh-soh; Italian kawn-cher-taw graws-saw ]
noun
- a musical form, common in the Baroque period, in which contrasting sections are played by full orchestra and by a small group of soloists.
concerto grosso
/ ˈɡrɒsəʊ /
noun
- a composition for an orchestra and a group of soloists, chiefly of the baroque period
Word History and Origins
Origin of concerto grosso1
Word History and Origins
Origin of concerto grosso1
Example Sentences
Naturally more of a showcase for the players, though, was Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra, a beloved reimagining of the Baroque concerto grosso for the 20th century.
From there, variations surface with nods to Classical and Baroque forms: a dancerly minuet or rondo, a concerto grosso of angular strings, a wandering ricercare.
On the surface, the piece has the form of a Baroque concerto grosso, but the two forces seem to exist on separate planes, heightening the symphony’s solitary feel.
The symphony seemed recast into a concerto grosso for wind octet and orchestra, the expert Israeli winds gaining in expression by interacting with one another face-to-face without upsetting balances with the rest of the orchestra.
The pieces in which Corelli developed this light-and- shade technique came to be known by the name of the larger group, concerto grosso, and subsequently the generic term ‘concerto’.
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