concertante
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concertante
(ˌkɒntʃəˈtæntɪ) musicadj
(Classical Music) characterized by contrasting alternating tutti and solo passages
n, pl -ti (-tɪ)
(Classical Music) a composition characterized by such contrasts
[C18: from Italian, from concertare to perform a concert, from concerto concert]
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