concertante

adjective. brilliantly virtuosic: a concertante part for solo violin. solo rather than accompanying: a sonata for recorder and harpsichord concertante.

Definition of 'concertante' 1. characterized by contrasting alternating tutti and solo passages. nounWord forms: plural -ti (-tɪ ) 2. a composition characterized by such contrasts.

Sinfonia concertante (IPA: [siɱfoˈniːa kontʃerˈtante]; also called symphonie concertante) is an orchestral work, normally in several movements, in which one or more solo instruments contrast with the full orchestra.

The symphonie concertante is different from the concerto because the soloists advance melodic material and participate in moving along the development schemes, functioning as in a symphony, rather than performing a single, showy musical part in the manner of a concerto.

: the act or process of concentrating : the state of being concentrated. especially : direction of attention to a single object. All that noise is disturbing my concentration. b. : an academic major or area of focus within a major.

: a mass formed by concretion or coalescence of separate particles of matter in one body. 2. : a hard strong building material made by mixing a cementing material (such as Portland cement) and a mineral aggregate (such as sand and gravel) with sufficient water to cause the cement to set and bind the entire mass.

symphonie concertante, Italian sinfonia concertante, in music of the Classical period (c. 1750–c. 1820), symphony employing two or more solo instruments.

work Opera (the Italian word for 'work') is an art form that tells a story through music and singing. Unlike a musical, opera singers do not use microphones to amplify their voices, and the music, played by the orchestra, is completely live.

The genre here, as the name indicates, is basically a hybrid between the symphony and the concerto - what, later in the 19th century, would be labeled a double concerto for violin and viola. Yet the Sinfonia Concertante wondrously unifies these several dimensions.

The word "concerto" is Italian for "concert," and a wide array of musical pieces may be presented as a concerto. In most cases, concertos highlight a virtuoso soloist playing extended featured passages with orchestral accompaniment.

The concentration of the solution tells you how much solute has been dissolved in the solvent. For example, if you add one teaspoon to two cups of water, the concentration could be reported as 1 t salt per 2 c water.

Concentration means control of attention. It is the ability to focus the mind on one subject, object, or thought, and at the same time exclude from the mind every other unrelated thought, ideas, feelings, and sensations.