concertante


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concertante

(ˌkɒntʃəˈtæntɪ)music
adj
(Classical Music) characterized by contrasting alternating tutti and solo passages
n,pl-ti (-tɪ)
(Classical Music) a composition characterized by such contrasts
[C18: from Italian, fromconcertare to perform a concert, fromconcerto concert]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014


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