/keuhn cher"toh groh"soh/ ; It. /kawn cherdd"taw grddaws"saw/ , pl. concerti grossi /keuhn cher"tee groh"see/ ; It. /kawn cherdd"tee grddaws"see/ , concerto grossos .
a musical form, common in the Baroque period, in which contrasting sections are played by full orchestra and by a small group of soloists.
[ 1715-25; ]