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12/12/14
Concertato
medium-
music
characterized
by
the
interaction
of
two
or
more
groups
of
instruments
or
voices.
Derived
from
the
Italian
concertare,
concerned,
which
implies
that
a
heretogenous
group
of
performers
is
brought
together
in
a
harmonious
ensemble.
Advent
of
concertato
style
took
place
in
Venice
in
the
late
16th
and
early
17th
centuries.
Exploits
contrasts
by
using
combinations/groupings
of
instruments
Concerto-
3
types:
Trio
sonata-
two
treble
instruments
and
1
or
more
basso
continuo.
Example:
Arcangelo
Corelli,
Trio
Sonata
Op.
3,
No.
2
Suite
Fugue
Ostinato
Baroque
instruments
Baroque
Ordre/agrment-