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‖ concerto grosso Mus.|konˈtʃɛrto ˈgrosso, kənˈtʃɛətəʊ ˈgrɒsəʊ|
Pl. concerti grossi.
[It., lit. ‘big concerto’.]
A baroque concerto characterized by the use of a small group of solo instruments against the full orchestra; also, a modern imitation of this.
1724Short Explic. For. Wds. Mus. Bks. 23 Concerto Grosso, is the great or grand Chorus of the Consort, or those Places of the Concerto or Consort where all the several Parts perform or play together. 1776Hawkins Hist. Mus. IV. iv. i. 393 The invention [c 1700] of the Concerto Grosso, consisting of two chorusses, with an indeterminate part. 1842J. F. Warner Dict. Mus. Terms 26/1 Sometimes concerto music..is designated by the term concerto grosso, (great concerto,)... In earlier times,..it was usual to give the title concerto grosso to pieces of concerto music which would at the present period, in comparison with our far more splendid..concerts, scarcely be called concertos at all. 1900[see concertino 2]. 1947A. Einstein Mus. Romantic Era ii. 23 The framework of the sonata, the concerto grosso, or the symphony. 1962Oxf. Mail 19 Feb. 6/1 The concert opened with one of Handel's Concerti Grossi. |