1730, from Italian concerto (see concert). Concerto grosso is from 1724.

as in composition

A composition written for a solo instrument. The soloist plays the melody while the orchestra plays the accompaniment.

piece of music written for an orchestra and one or more soloists.

a composition for orchestra and a soloist A concerto (from the concerto, plural concerti or, often, the anglicised form concertos) as a musical work is a composition usually in three parts or movement [..]

n. A musical composition.

 An instrumental composition for solo instrument(s), often in three movements, frequently accompanied by an orchestra. The sequence of the movements in a concerto generally is fast-slow-fast.

(n) a composition for orchestra and a soloist

A composition intended to display the powers of some particular instrument, with orchestral accompaniments.

a composition for one or more solo instruments with orchestral accompaniment, usually written in three movements.

Italian word for an orchestral composition with a major part for one or more instrumental soloists.

Work for one or more solo instruments accompanied by orchestra, often in three movements.

Appeared in the late Renaissance. The term is probably a derivative of the Latin word concertare=to contend; referring to competing or contrasted groups. Solo concerto was first introduced by Torelli, [..]

(1) Ensemble music for voice(s) and instrument(s) (17th century) (2) extended piece of music in which a solo instrument or instruments is contrasted with an orchestral ensemble (post-17th century).

(1) ensemble music for voice(s) and instrument(s) (17th century); (2) extended piece of music in which a solo instrument or instruments is contrasted with an orchestral ensemble (post-17th century). concerto grosso:

an instrumental composition featuring alternating passages dominated by the orchestra and passages dominated by a solo instrument (solo concerto) or small group of instruments (concerto grosso).

An instrumental composition for orchestra and soloist (or a small group of soloists).

A compositional piece for a soloist (or small ensemble) and orchestra.

   A multimovement work for a soloist, or small group of soloists, and a large group of players, generally an orchestra, in which the soloist is accompanied by the orchestra.

A concerto is a piece of music in which a single instrument (played by the soloist) is accompanied by an orchestra. Most concerts have three movements. The first and last are fast; the middle one is slow.

the solo concerto features a soloist accompanied by an entire orchestra. For example, a piano concerto would feature a pianist on stage with an orchestra behind him/her. Concertos are usually three mo [..]

A musical composition usually composed in three parts or movements, in which a solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra.

A composition written in several movements usually for solo instrument with orchestral accompaniment.

Work for one or more solo instruments accompanied by orchestra, often in three movements.

(music) A piece of music for one or more solo instruments and orchestra.