concerto grosso

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.

OriginItalian concerto →
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Meanings

nounconcerto grosso (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmenta musical form, common in the Baroque period, in which contrasting sections are played by full orchestra and by a small group of soloists.

Origin

  1. Italianconcerto
  2. Englishconcerto grosso

Borrowed from Italian concerto grosso.

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