A concerto is, since the late Baroque era, mostly understood as an instrumental composition written for one or more soloists accompanied by an orchestra or other ensemble.
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MediumOne or more instrumental soloists accompanied by an orchestra or other ensemble. 1 Signature TechniqueThe standard three-movement structure: a slow movement preceded and followed by fast movements, standard from the early eighteenth century. 1 Place of OriginItaly; the concerto originated as a genre of vocal music in the late sixteenth century, with the instrumental form emerging about a century later among Italian composers such as Arcangelo Corelli and Giuseppe Torelli. 1 Notable ExampleAntonio Vivaldi's collection Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione, which includes The Four Seasons, a set of violin concerti. 1 Concerto
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Concerto (Wikipedia)
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is, since the late Baroque era, mostly understood as an instrumental composition, written for one or more soloists accompanied by an orchestra or other ensemble
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written for one or more soloists accompanied by an orchestra or other ensemble
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The concerto originated as a genre of vocal music in the late 16th century: the instrumental variant appeared around a century later, when Italians such as Arcangelo Corelli and Giuseppe Torelli started to publish their concertos.
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The typical three-movement structure, a slow movement (e.g., lento or adagio) preceded and followed by fast movements (e.g., presto or allegro), became a standard from the early 18th century.
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which includes The Four Seasons
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View the SourcePiano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff) (Wikipedia)
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The Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, is a concerto for piano and orchestra composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between June 1900 and April 1901. The piece established his fame as a concerto composer and is one of his most endu
Brandenburg Concertos (Wikipedia)
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The Brandenburg Concertos (BWV 1046-1051) by Johann Sebastian Bach are a collection of six instrumental works presented by Bach to Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, in 1721 (though probably composed earlier). The
The Four Seasons (Vivaldi) (Wikipedia)
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is a group of four violin concerti by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi
Clarinet Concerto (Mozart) (Wikipedia)
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622, was completed in October 1791 for the clarinettist Anton Stadler.
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