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wrote two works in this genre: Sinfonia Concertante for Two Orchestras, H. 219 (1932) and Sinfonia Concertante No. 2 in B-flat major for Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon and Orchestra with Piano, H. 322 (1949). In fact, all but one of the composer's symphonies feature a piano, as do most of his
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genres, a concerto in that soloists are on prominent display, and a symphony in that the soloists are nonetheless discernibly a part of the total ensemble and not preeminent. Sinfonia concertante is the ancestor of the double and triple concerti of the
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wrote "concertos" which did not highlight individual soloists and which were stylistically more or less indistinguishable from his "sinfonias." The Baroque genre that comes closest to the Classical
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that is partially immersed in the orchestral sound, but also has several distinct solo passages. The second half of this work also features a semi-soloistic part for piano four hands.
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differs from the sinfonia concertante in that concertos for orchestra have no soloist or group of soloists that remains the same throughout the composition.
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also composed a sinfonia concertante (for solo piano and orchestra), also known as his Symphony No. 4 "Symphonie-Concertante." Other examples include
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had disappeared altogether. In the second half of the 18th century, this led to attempts to combine the two genres, such as those by composers of the
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produced a spoof "Sinfonia Concertante" utilizing lute, balalaika, double reed slide music stand, ocarina, left-handed sewer flute, and bagpipes.
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During the Classical period (roughly 1750–1800), both the symphony and the concerto had acquired more definite meanings, and the
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orchestral works, but the two afore-mentioned works were the only two in his output which he labelled concertante symphonies.
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By the end of the 19th century, several French composers had started using the sinfonia concertante technique in
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in Paris from the early 1770s on, as was Joseph Bologne, the 'famous Chevalier de Saint-Georges'.
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Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major for mandolin, trumpet, double-bass, piano,
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For example, in the explanatory notes from the booklet to the CD "BEETHOVEN –
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A work in the same vein, but with the piano taking the "concertante" part is
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Sinfonia Concertante for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Orchestra K. 297b
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explored the boundaries of the solistic and symphonic genres in the
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Symphonie Concertante in B flat major for Clarinet and Bassoon.
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concerto for violin, cello and orchestra in a minor, Op. 102
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after the classical music era. However, some works such as
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Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra K. 364
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Symphonie Concertante for Violin and Cello in D major and
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Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Cello, Oboe and Bassoon
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period corresponding approximately to the 19th century.
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wrote two concertos for two pianos and orchestra: one
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Symphonic Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in B minor
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concerto for two pianos and orchestra in A-flat minor
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concerto for clarinet, viola and orchestra in E minor
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Index

Concertante
concertato
[siɱfoˈniːakontʃerˈtante]
Classical period
Baroque
concerto grosso
symphony
concerto
Romantic
Baroque period
concerto
sinfonia
overture
Antonio Vivaldi
concerto grosso
Arcangelo Corelli
George Frideric Handel
Mannheim school
Johann Christian Bach
Johann Sebastian
Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra K. 364
Sinfonia Concertante for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon and Orchestra K. 297b
Joseph Haydn
Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Cello, Oboe and Bassoon
London
Ignaz Pleyel
Kozeluch's
Gossec's
Gresnick's

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