In music, describing a composition or section where one or more solo instruments are featured prominently alongside an ensemble.
Italian, from concertare meaning 'to arrange together' (from Latin concertare). Used in musical terminology to describe the Baroque practice of contrasting solo and group passages.
A 'concertante' movement has that thrilling back-and-forth where one violin suddenly stands out against all the others—it's like a conversation in music!
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