See Also: concert(dictionary)
concert(1)(dictionary)
concert(2)(dictionary)
Acting in concert(money)
promenade concert(dictionary)
concert hall(dictionary)
Concert of Europe(encyclopedia)
Acting in concert(finance)
AMS Hotel Concert Inn(tourism)
International Concert Attractions Limited(finance)

concert(1) (iou)



concert noun. E17.
[French from Italian concerto, from concertare: see CONCERT verb. See also earlier CONSORT noun2.]
Accordance of sounds; a (harmonious) combination of voices, instruments, etc. (Now only as a transf. or fig. use of another sense.) E17.
W. S. Churchill The foundations were laid for a closer concert between the two peoples in facing the problems of the world.
Agreement in a plan or design; union formed by such agreement; accordance, harmony. M17.
W. C. Bryant The linden..Hums with a louder concert.
A musical performance in which several performers take part; loosely a solo recital. L17.
b. A dancing performance consisting of single items, folk-dances, etc. (in contrast to a full-scale ballet). E20.
A company or set of musicians; a choir. E-M18.
Phrases: Concert of Europe Hist. the chief European powers acting together. in concert (a) acting jointly and in harmony (with); (b) performing music before a live audience, not in a recording studio etc. sacred concert: see SACRED adjective.
Comb.: concert-goer a person who regularly attends concerts; concert grand a grand piano of the largest size, suitable for concerts; concert hall a hall for the public performance of concerts; concert-master the leader of an (esp. American or Continental) orchestra; concert overture Music a piece like an operatic overture but intended for independent performance; concert party (a) a group of performers who give variety concerts; (b) Stock Exchange a number of parties who separately invest in a company with the concealed intention of using their holdings as a single block; concert performance (of an opera etc.): without scenery, costume, or action; concert pitch the (international standard) pitch to which musical instruments are tuned for concerts; fig. a state of unusual efficiency or readiness.
concertize verb (a) verb intrans. give a concert or concerts; (b) verb trans. arrange for performance in concert: L19.