concerto
gb/kənt͡ʃˈɛɹtoʊ/ us/kənt͡ʃˈɛɹtoʊ/
B2
Angličtina
Významy
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Podstatné jméno
technical
C1
entity
1
soloist with orchestral accompaniment
a classical music piece for a solo instrument and orchestra
Vzorec užití:
[a] concerto (for [instrument]); concerto in [key]
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse concerto (soloist + orchestra) with symphony (orchestra only) or concert (a live performance).
Synonyma
solo concerto (More specific: emphasizes a single featured soloist.)
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concertante work (Broader: any piece featuring prominent solo parts with orchestra.)
Antonyma
symphony (Typically for orchestra alone, without a featured soloist.)
Kolokace
a piano concerto
|a violin concerto
|a concerto for cello
|a concerto in D minor
|a Mozart concerto
|a newly written concerto
|a three-movement concerto
|the first movement of the concerto
|the concerto repertoire
|to write a concerto
Témata
music
|classical_music
|arts
Příklady
- She performed a Mozart concerto with the city orchestra.
- The concerto has three movements and a long cadenza in the first.
- He’s writing a new concerto for trumpet and strings.
Učební příklady
- I listened to a piano concerto.
- The soloist played a concerto with the orchestra.
Podstatné jméno
B2
event
2
a performance of a concerto
a performance or recording of a concerto
Vzorec užití:
play [a/the] concerto; record [a/the] concerto
Častá chyba:
Don’t use concerto to mean a whole concert program; it usually refers to one specific piece.
Synonyma
performance (General; not specific to a concerto.)
|
recording (Specifically an audio/video version rather than a live event.)
Antonyma
silence (Opposite in the broad sense of no music being played.)
Kolokace
to play a concerto
|to perform a concerto
|to record a concerto
|a live concerto
|a concerto recording
|a concerto performance
|a concerto broadcast
|a concerto premiere
|a favorite concerto
|the evening's concerto
Témata
music
|performance
|media
Příklady
- Their recording of the concerto is surprisingly fast.
- We heard the concerto live last night, and the soloist was brilliant.
- She’s learning the concerto for a competition performance.
Učební příklady
- We heard the concerto on the radio.
- He recorded a concerto last year.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
concerto
IPA
GB/kənt͡ʃˈɛɹtoʊ/
US/kənt͡ʃˈɛɹtoʊ/
Slabiky a přízvuk
con - certo (2 slabiky)
Stress on 2nd syllable (certo)
Tvary slova
Noun
- Base: concerto
- Plural: concerti, concertos
Příbuzná slova
Forms
concerti
noun
concertos
noun
Related words
concert
noun A2
Advanced or less common
concertante
adjective
Výrazy
cello concerto
1/t͡ʃˈɛloʊ kənt͡ʃˈɛɹtoʊ/
fixed phrase
technical
concerto featuring a cello
A classical piece for solo cello and orchestra.
Příklady
- They programmed a cello concerto as the centerpiece of the evening.
- Her favorite recording is of Dvořák’s cello concerto.
- The composer is writing a new cello concerto for the festival.
cello concerto
1/t͡ʃˈɛloʊ kənt͡ʃˈɛɹtoʊ/
fixed phrase
concerto featuring cello
a concerto for cello and orchestra
Příklady
- The soloist’s sound carried beautifully in the cello concerto.
- They chose a Romantic cello concerto for the opening concert.
- I’ve been practicing the cello concerto for weeks.
clarinet concerto
1/klˌɛɹənˈɛt kənt͡ʃˈɛɹtoʊ/
fixed phrase
concerto featuring clarinet
a concerto for clarinet and orchestra
Příklady
- Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto is a staple of the repertoire.
- The clarinet concerto features long, singing lines in the slow movement.
- She performed the clarinet concerto from memory.
concerto grosso
1/kənt͡ʃˈɛɹtoʊ ɡɹˈoʊsoʊ/
fixed phrase
technical
Baroque concerto for small group
a Baroque concerto for a small group and orchestra
Příklady
- Corelli’s concerti grossi were widely influential in the Baroque era.
- In a concerto grosso, the solo group and the full ensemble answer each other.
- The program included a concerto grosso followed by a symphony.
double concerto
1/dˈʌbəl kənt͡ʃˈɛɹtoʊ/
fixed phrase
technical
concerto with two soloists
a concerto for two solo instruments and orchestra
Příklady
- They programmed a double concerto for violin and cello.
- In the double concerto, the two soloists trade themes throughout the first movement.
- The double concerto requires close coordination between the soloists.
piano concerto
1/piˈænoʊ kənt͡ʃˈɛɹtoʊ/
fixed phrase
concerto featuring piano
a concerto for piano and orchestra
Příklady
- Her favorite piece is Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto.
- The pianist rehearsed the piano concerto with the orchestra all afternoon.
- They programmed a piano concerto before the symphony.
triple concerto
1/tɹˈɪpəl kənt͡ʃˈɛɹtoʊ/
fixed phrase
technical
concerto with three soloists
a concerto for three solo instruments and orchestra
Příklady
- The orchestra featured a triple concerto with three guest soloists.
- Balancing the three solo parts is a challenge in a triple concerto.
- They rehearsed the triple concerto section by section.
violin concerto
1/vaɪəlˈɪn kənt͡ʃˈɛɹtoʊ/
fixed phrase
concerto featuring violin
a concerto for violin and orchestra
Příklady
- She won the audition after playing a movement from a violin concerto.
- The violin concerto opens with a quiet orchestral introduction.
- We heard a new violin concerto at the festival.