concertino
(kohn-cher-TEE-noe)
[It.]
A solo group of instruments within the Baroque concerto grosso.
SUGGESTED LISTENING EXAMPLES:
- Handel: Concerto Grosso in G major, Op. 6,No. 1, I
- W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank --
Disc 1, Track 31
- Vivaldi: Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 11, No. 3, III
- W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank --
Disc 1, Track 21
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