English Explanatory Dictionary

concerto grosso

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. a musical form, common in the Baroque period, in which contrasting sections are played by full orchestra and by a small group of soloists.

Word forms

concerto grosso

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian concerto grosso.

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