noun
concerto
kuhn-CHEHR-toh
noun
1
A piece of orchestral music that features one or more solo instruments.
"She performed Rachmaninoff's piano concerto with the symphony."
How to Use Concerto
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA classical music piece for a soloist backed by an orchestra.
Common pairings
piano concerto
violin concerto
Word Forms
concertos plural, concerti plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Italian concerto, related to concert.