concerto C1 Topic:Art & Music US /kənˈt͡ʃɛɹtoʊ/ See IPA manual Freq #20481 Meanings 1 noun A piece of music written for one or more solo instruments and an orchestra. She performed a famous piano concerto with the national orchestra. Thesaurus Word family Forms concerticoncertos Etymology AI details Borrowed from Italian concerto, deverbal from concertare. Doublet of concert. Topics Art & Music External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # concerto **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /kənˈt͡ʃɛɹtoʊ/ **Frequency rank:** 20481 ## Meanings 1. A piece of music written for one or more solo instruments and an orchestra. ## Examples - She performed a famous piano concerto with the national orchestra. ## Etymology Borrowed from Italian concerto, deverbal from concertare. Doublet of concert. ## AI Etymology Concerto is borrowed from Italian concerto, deverbal from concertare. Doublet of concert. In present-day use, it means a piece of music written for one or more solo instruments and an orchestra. ## Topics - Art & Music markdown