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concerto
协奏曲
concerto
- 1.
A piece of music for one or more solo instruments and orchestra.
为一件或多件独奏乐器和管弦乐队创作的音乐作品
- 2.
a composition for orchestra and a soloist
为乐团和独奏者创作的乐曲
为一件或多件独奏乐器和管弦乐队创作的音乐作品；为乐团和独奏者创作的乐曲
In use
We went to the concert hall to hear a violin concerto by Mozart.
She practiced the piano concerto for months before the performance.
The orchestra played the composer's new concerto with great energy.
concerto for [instrument]
表示乐器时用介词for
Mozart wrote a famous concerto for clarinet.
莫扎特写了一首著名的单簧管协奏曲。
concerto in [key]
表示调性时用介词in
Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 is in E-flat major.
贝多芬的第五钢琴协奏曲是降E大调的。
play a concerto
Connections
Collocations
- piano concerto
- 钢琴协奏曲
- Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 is known as the 'Emperor'.贝多芬的第五钢琴协奏曲被称为《皇帝》。
- violin concerto
- 小提琴协奏曲
- Mendelssohn's violin concerto is a favorite among musicians.门德尔松的小提琴协奏曲深受音乐家喜爱。
- perform a concerto
- 演奏协奏曲
- The orchestra will perform a concerto by Rachmaninoff tonight.管弦乐团今晚将演奏拉赫玛尼诺夫的协奏曲。
- compose a concerto
- 创作协奏曲
- She composed a concerto for cello and orchestra.她为大提琴和管弦乐团创作了一首协奏曲。
- concerto in D major
- D大调协奏曲
- Mozart's concerto in D major, K. 218, is famous for its lively finale.莫扎特的D大调协奏曲（K. 218）以其活泼的终曲而闻名。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“共同（con）确定（certo）”记忆：协奏曲是独奏与乐队共同确定的演奏。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：classical music、orchestral performance 通常用于指古典音乐中由独奏者和管弦乐队合作的作品，在正式的音乐讨论和日常交流中都比较常见。
Grammar Note
复数可用 concertos 或 concerti。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These Italian musical terms all end in 'o' but differ in stress and vowel sounds; none rhyme with concerto (/kəntʃɛrtoʊ/). Use as spelling or thematic comparisons, not pronunciation matches.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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