Musical performances given by one or more musicians before an audience, typically in a dedicated venue. The plural of concert, referring to multiple musical events or performances.
From French 'concert,' from Italian 'concerto' meaning 'agreement' or 'harmony,' from Latin 'concertare' meaning 'to contend' or 'to strive together.' Originally referred to the harmonious cooperation of multiple musical parts. The performance sense developed in the 17th century with the rise of public musical entertainment.
Concerts originally meant 'agreement' - musicians weren't just playing together, they were literally 'striving in harmony' as the Latin suggests. This reveals how musical collaboration was seen as a form of cooperative competition, where individual talents merge into something greater than the sum of their parts.
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