Competitive Pieces - Competitive Pieces

Japanese: 競奏曲 - きょうそうきょく
Competitive Pieces - Competitive Pieces

...a piece of music for one or more solo instruments and an orchestra, with the principle of contrast and harmony between the two, and composed to allow the soloist to demonstrate his or her performance technique to a greater or lesser extent. It was once written as a contest. The original word "concerto" comes from the verb "concertare," which means "to compete" in Latin and "to cooperate" in Italian, and it is unclear which meaning the "concerto" as a musical form comes from.

*Some of the terminology used in relation to "competitive pieces" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…単数または複数の独奏楽器とオーケストラからなり,両者の対比と調和を構成原理としつつ,多かれ少なかれ独奏者の演奏技巧を発揮させるように作られた楽曲。かつては競奏曲とも書いた。原語のコンチェルトは動詞concertareに由来するが,この語はラテン語で〈競い合う〉,イタリア語で〈協調させる〉という意味をもち,楽曲形式としてのコンチェルトがどちらの意味から来ているかは明らかでない。…

※「競奏曲」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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