Concours

Japanese: concours
Concours

…A system in which musical skills are judged according to rules and prizes are awarded to those who excel. The word “concours” comes from the French word “concours,” which means “competitive examination.” The origins of music competitions are very ancient, and they appear in myths and other sources, but all existing music competitions were founded in the 20th century. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "concours" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…規程に従って音楽の技能を審査し,優れた者に賞を与える制度。〈コンクール〉という語は,〈競争試験〉を意味するフランス語concoursに由来する。音楽コンクールの起源は非常に古く,神話などの中にも現れているが,現存の音楽コンクールは,すべて20世紀になって創設されたものである。…

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