Etymology

concerto grosso

Today it means: a musical form, common in the Baroque period, in which contrasting sections are played by full orchestra and by a small group of soloists. Full definition →

Italian concerto
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The story

  1. Italian · borrowed fromconcerto
  2. English todayconcerto grosso

Borrowed from Italian concerto grosso.

Words from the same roots

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