concerto

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concerto — 名詞

  • concertosingular
  • concertosplural

1. a musical composition written for a full orchestra and one featured solo instrum

1.名詞B1
釋義

協奏曲

獨奏樂器與管弦樂團合作的樂曲

a musical composition written for a full orchestra and one featured solo instrument (such as a piano or violin), or a small group of solo instruments, where the solo part and the orchestra take turns carrying the melody, usually divided into three contrasting sections called movements

例句

Lotte cried during the final movement of Tchaikovsky's violin concerto last night.

Lotte 昨晚聽到柴可夫斯基的小提琴協奏曲最後樂章時哭了出來。

collocation: [composer]'s + [instrument] + concerto

Shirin is learning the first movement of a Mozart piano concerto for her school concert.

Shirin 正在學習莫札特鋼琴協奏曲的第一樂章，準備在學校音樂會上演出。

concerto + for + instrument: piano concerto

同義詞
  • symphony

    a large orchestral work without a featured soloist, unlike a concerto

  • sonata

    a composition for one or two instruments, performed without an orchestra

  • composition

    a broader term for any piece of music, not specific to the soloist-orchestra format

文法句型

concerto + for + instrument

concerto + by + composer

用法筆記

Often used with a prepositional phrase beginning with 'for' to name the solo instrument (e.g., 'a concerto for cello') or 'by' to name the composer (e.g., 'a concerto by Brahms').

常見錯誤

❌I heard a beautiful concerto symphony last night.
✅I heard a beautiful concerto last night.
💡'concerto' and 'symphony' are different musical forms; do not treat them as one term.
❌She played a violin concerto on her guitar.
✅She played a violin concerto on her violin.
💡a violin concerto is written specifically for the violin, not arranged for another instrument.