/kon'seuhr tahn"tee/ ; It. /kawn'cherdd tahn"te/ , adj., n., pl. concertanti /-tee/ . Music.
adj.
1. brilliantly virtuosic: a concertante part for solo violin.
2. solo rather than accompanying: a sonata for recorder and harpsichord concertante.
n.
3. an 18th-century symphonic work with sections for solo instruments.
Also, concertato .
[ 1720-30; concertare to give a CONCERT; see -ANT ]