These compositions feature interplay between a larger ripieno group and a smaller concertino group.
A prepared piano solo begins the first of six compositions of this type by Alfred Schnittke. Ralph Vaughan Williams wrote one of these pieces for an orchestra split into sections by skill. Handel wrote one of them to be performed between the parts of Alexander's Feast. The eighth member of a set of twelve of these pieces ends with a 12/8 time "Pastorale ad libitum" movement. These compositions feature interplay between a larger ripieno group and a smaller concertino group. The most famous individual piece in this genre is Arcangelo Corelli's Christmas Concerto. For 10 points, name this Baroque genre that features a group of soloists and the orchestra, a precursor to the solo concerto.
A prepared piano solo begins the first of six compositions of this type by Alfred Schnittke.
concerto grosso [or concerti grossi; or grand concerto or equivalent answers; prompt on concerto or concerti until "concerto" is read]