Actually, a concerto can be for almost any solo instrument and
orchestra. The commonest are those for piano & orchestra,
violin & orchestra, and cello & orchestra.
Actually, a concerto can be for almost any solo instrument and
orchestra. The commonest are those for piano & orchestra,
violin & orchestra, and cello & orchestra.
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The conductor, if there is one; otherwise, the soloist (in a
concerto) or the leader of the orchestra (=the leader of the first
violin section) will set the tempo.
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Tchaikovsky only wrote one violin concerto: Violin Concerto in D
Major.
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Beethoven did not compose music for singers. He only composed
symphonies for orchestras, piano sonatas for pianos, and violin
concerto for orchestra and violin.