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- noun Plural form of
concerto .
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Examples
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The London Symphony Orchestra have programmed no fewer than eight violin concertos for the current season, with guest soloists including Viktoria Mullova and Nikolaj Znaider.
Ehnes/LSO/Noseda - review Guy Dammann 2010
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Sandwiched between these two works were two Bach violin concertos that Fischer played with a perfect touch.
Right On 2009
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In the 1950s and 60s, Jeffreys composed a substantial body of works including a symphony, three violin concertos, a cello concerto, a string quartet and a piano sonata – all later destroyed except for one violin concerto – and some 200 songs, many with string accompaniment.
John Jeffreys obituary John Turner 2010
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For what it's worth, Shostakovitch is my new love - the 5th, 10th and 11th symphonies, the two violin concertos and two cello concertos ... to die for.
The Complete Works Jonathan 2004
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For what it's worth, Shostakovitch is my new love - the 5th, 10th and 11th symphonies, the two violin concertos and two cello concertos ... to die for.
Archive 2004-12-01 Jonathan 2004
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That’s the same way I feel when I listen to any one of the four violin concertos known as the four seasons by Vivaldi … the music really brings out the emotions in oneself.
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Anyway, look around Youtube for Paganini’s violin concertos for an idea of how he wowed the public with emotion mixed with fire, and look for the caprices to see how he wowed other musicians with really insane playing!
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Extralife fans are talented! 2009
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BF: Well, I've gotten to co-write two concertos, which is like getting a master class with a great composer, this guy Edgar Meyer.
Mike Ragogna: Boardwalk Empires, Mockingbirds, Concertos & Rocket Science: Conversations with The Jayhawks, Bela Fleck and Vince Giordano Mike Ragogna 2011
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BF: Well, I've gotten to co-write two concertos, which is like getting a master class with a great composer, this guy Edgar Meyer.
Mike Ragogna: Boardwalk Empires, Mockingbirds, Concertos & Rocket Science: Conversations with The Jayhawks, Bela Fleck and Vince Giordano Mike Ragogna 2011
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BF: Well, I've gotten to co-write two concertos, which is like getting a master class with a great composer, this guy Edgar Meyer.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Mike Ragogna 2011
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