Mozart : Violin Concerto No. 3 (Hilary Hahn) 01. W. A. Mozart Piano Concerto no. 23 KV 488 A-major Till Fellner Salzburg. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 21 - Andante. Concerto (music. Concerto Grosso - The Meaning and Definition of Concerto Grosso. Definition: Concerto grosso (Italian, meaning "large concert") originated during the Baroque period.
Very similar to the concerto, which developed after and became more popular than the concerto grosso, the concerto grosso is characterized as having a small group of soloists performing in contrast to a full orchestra. The use of the concerto grosso diminished during the classical period as the solo concerto was used instead. However, romantic and 20th century period composers revived the concerto grosso. Popular Composers of the Concerto Grosso Arcangelo Corelli Francesco Geminiani Giuseppe Torelli Antonio Vivaldi Igor Stravinsky Henry Cowell Philip Glass Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Concerto. The etymology is uncertain, but the word seems to have originated from the conjunction of the two Latin words conserere (meaning to tie, to join, to weave) and certamen (competition, fight): the idea is that the two parts in a concerto, the soloist and the orchestra or concert band, alternate episodes of opposition, cooperation, and independence in the creation of the music flow. The concerto, as understood in this modern way, arose in the Baroque period side by side with the concerto grosso, which contrasted a small group of instruments with the rest of the orchestra.
The popularity of the concerto grosso form declined after the Baroque period, and the genre was not revived until the 20th century. The solo concerto, however, has remained a vital musical force from its inception to this day. Early Baroque concerto[edit] Late Baroque concerto[edit] The concerto began to take its modern shape in the late Baroque period. Classical concerto[edit] Violin concertos[edit] Cello concertos[edit]