Concertino (composition) explained

Concertino is the diminutive of concerto, thus literally a small or short concerto.

Examples

Listed by composer:

• Hendrik Andriessen

• • Concertino for oboe and string orchestra (1970)
  • Concertino for cello and chamber orchestra (1970)
• Jurriaan Andriessen

• • Concertino for bassoon and winds (1962)
  • Concertino for piano and orchestra (1962)
  • Concertino for sousaphone and orchestra (1967)
• Alexander Arutiunian

Concertino for piano and orchestra (1951)

• Kees van Baaren

Concertino for piano and orchestra (1934)

• Henk Badings

Concertino for piano trio (violin, cello, and piano) and chamber orchestra (1942)^[1]

• Marion Bauer

Concertino for oboe, clarinet, and string quartet, Op. 32b

• Luciano Berio

Concertino for clarinet, violin, celesta, harp, and strings (1949, rev. 1951 and 1970)

• Henriëtte Bosmans

Concertino for piano and orchestra (1929)

• Ferrucio Busoni

, BV 276 (Op. 48)^[2]

• Cécile Chaminade

Concertino for flute and orchestra in D major

• Ferdinand David

Trombone Concertino

• Hossein Dehlavi

Concertino for santur and orchestra

• Gaetano Donizetti

Concertino in G Major for cor anglais and orchestra (1817)

• Theodore Eisfeld

Concertino for clarinet and orchestra

• David Farquhar

Concertino for piano and strings (1960)

• Lorenzo Ferrero

• • Three Baroque Buildings, concertino for trumpet, bassoon and string orchestra (1997)^[3]
  • Rastrelli in Saint Petersburg, concertino for oboe and string orchestra (2000)^[4]
  • Two Cathedrals in the South, concertino for trumpet and string orchestra (2001)^[5]
  • Guarini, the Master, concertino for violin and string orchestra (2004)^[6]
• Wolfgang Fortner

Concertino for viola and chamber orchestra (1934)

• Jean Françaix

• • Concertino for piano and orchestra (1932)
  • Concertino for violin and orchestra (1954)
• Roberto Gerhard

Concertino for strings (1927–28)

• Peggy Glanville-Hicks

• • Concertino da camera for flute, clarinet, bassoon, and piano (1945)
  • Concertino antico for harp and string quartet (1955)
• Michael Haydn

Concertino for trumpet and orchestra

• Hans Werner Henze

Concertino for piano, winds, and percussion (1947)

• Paul Hindemith

Concertino^[7] (or: Konzertstück)^[8] for trautonium and strings (1931)

• Gilad Hochman

Concertino for string orchestra and flute obbligato (2003)

• Jacques Ibert

Concertino da camera

• John Ireland

Concertino pastorale for string orchestra (1939)

• Leoš Janáček

Concertino for piano and chamber ensemble

• André Jolivet

• Nikolai Kapustin

Concertino for piano and orchestra, Op. 1 (1957)

• Julius Klengel

Concertino for cello in C major

• István Láng

• • Concertino for xylophone and orchestra (1961, rev. 1967)
  • Concertino for soprano, trumpet, harp, violin, viola, cello, and electronics
• Lars-Erik Larsson

• • Concertino No. 1 for flute and strings, Op. 45 No. 1 (1955)
  • Concertino No. 2 for oboe and strings, Op. 45 No. 2 (1955)
  • Concertino No. 3 for clarinet and strings, Op. 45 No. 3 (1957)
  • Concertino No. 4 for bassoon and strings, Op. 45 No. 4 (1955)
  • Concertino No. 5 for horn and strings, Op. 45 No. 5 (1955)
  • Concertino No. 6 for trumpet and strings, Op. 45 No. 6 (1953)
  • Concertino No. 7 for trombone and strings, Op. 45 No. 7 (1955)
  • Concertino No. 8 for violin and strings, Op. 45 No. 8 (1956)
  • Concertino No. 9 for viola and strings, Op. 45 No. 9 (1956)
  • Concertino No. 10 for cello and strings, Op. 45 No. 10 (1956)
  • Concertino No. 11 for double bass and strings, Op. 45 No. 11 (1957)
  • Concertino No. 12 for piano and strings, Op. 45 No. 12 (1957)
• Walter Leigh

Concertino for Harpsichord and String Orchestra

• Ursula Mamlok

Concertino for wind quintet, string orchestra, and percussion

• Bohuslav Martinů

• • Concertino for cello and chamber ensemble (piccolo, 2 oboes, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, piano, timpani, drum, and cymbals) (1924)
  • Concertino for piano left hand and chamber orchestra (1926)
  • Concertino for piano trio and strings, H. 231 (1933)
  • Concertino for piano trio and strings, H. 232 (1933)
  • Concertino for piano and orchestra (1938)
• Darius Milhaud

Les quatre saisons:

• • Concertino de printemps for violin and chamber orchestra, Op. 135 (1934)^[9]
  • Concertino d'automne for two pianos and eight instruments, Op. 309 (1951)^[9]
  • Concertino d'été for viola and chamber orchestra, Op. 311 (1951)^[9]
  • Concertino d'hiver for trombone and string orchestra, Op. 327 (1953)^[9]
• Per Nørgård

Concertino No. 2 for piano solo (1950)

• Léon Orthel

Concertino alla burla for piano and orchestra, Op. 12 (1930)

• Vincent Persichetti

Concertino for piano and orchestra, Op. 16 (1941)

• Walter Piston

Concertino for piano and chamber orchestra (1937)^[10]

• Francis Poulenc

Concertino for piano four-hands (1931)

• Sergei Prokofiev

Cello Concertino

• Marcel Quinet

• • Concertino for flute and orchestra (1959)
  • Concertino for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and orchestra (1960)
  • Concertino for violin and orchestra (1970)
• Ned Rorem

• • Concertino de Camera for harpsichord and small ensemble (1946)
• Albert Roussel

• Gunther Schuller

Concertino for jazz quartet (vibraphone, piano, percussion, and double bass) and orchestra (1959)

• Roger Sessions

Concertino for chamber orchestra (1971–72)

• Dmitri Shostakovich

Concertino for two pianos, Op. 94 (1954)^[11]

• Nikos Skalkottas

• • Concertino for solo oboe with piano accompaniment (1939)^[12]
  • Concertino for trumpet with piano accompaniment (190–42)^[12]
  • Concertino for piano and orchestra in C major (1948)^[12]
  • Concertino for two pianos and orchestra (1935)^[12]
• Richard Strauss

Duett-Concertino for clarinet, bassoon, strings and harp (1947)

• Igor Stravinsky

Concertino for string quartet (1920), also arrs. for piano four-hands, and for flute, oboe, cor anglais, clarinet, 2 bassons, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, violin, and cello

• Carlos Surinach

• • Concertino for piano, stings, and cymbals (1956)
  • Doppio Concertino for violin, piano, and nine instruments (1954)
• Germaine Tailleferre:
  • • • • Virgil Thomson

Autumn, concertino for harp, strings, and percussion (1964)

• Erich Urbanner

Concertino for flute and orchestra (1959)

• Václav Jindřich Veit

Concertino for violin and orchestra, Op. 25 (1844)

• Carl Maria von Weber

• • Concertino in E-flat major for clarinet and orchestra, Op. 26, J. 109 (1811)
  • Concertino in E minor for horn and orchestra, Op. 45
  • Konzertstück in F minor for piano and orchestra, Op. 79
• Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

• • Idillio-concertino in A major for oboe, two horns, and strings, Op. 15 (1933)
  • Suite-concertino in F major for bassoon, two horns, and strings, Op. 16 (1933)
  • Concertino in A major for cor anglais, two horns, and strings, Op. 34 (1947)
• Arthur Wood

Concertino in A major for flute and orchestra (1948)

• Isang Yun

Concertino for accordion and string quartet (1983)

Notes and References

1. Jos Wouters and Leo Samama, "Badings, Henk", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001).
2. http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.572922 BUSONI, F.: Clarinet Concertino / Divertimento / Rondo arlecchinesco / Tanzwalzer (Rome Symphony, La Vecchia)
3. http://catsearch.umpgclassical.com/en/operas/three-baroque-buildings Casa Ricordi catalogue
4. http://catsearch.umpgclassical.com/en/operas/rastrelli-in-saint-petersburg Casa Ricordi catalogue
5. http://catsearch.umpgclassical.com/en/operas/two-cathedrals-in-the-south Casa Ricordi catalogue
6. http://catsearch.umpgclassical.com/en/operas/guarini-the-master Casa Ricordi catalogue
7. Thomas B. Holmes, Thom Holmes. Electronic and Experimental Music: Pioneers in Technology and Composition. Psychology Press, 2002., p. 67
8. Stephen Luttmann. Paul Hindemith: A Research and Information Guide. Routledge, 2013 (2nd revised edition), p. 475
9. Jeremy Drake, "Milhaud, Darius", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001).
10. Web site: American Symphony Orchestra — Walter Piston. Carol J. Oja. 29 March 2011. americansymphony.org. 2016-08-09. 2016-08-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20160814140908/http://americansymphony.org/walter-piston-1894-1976/. dead.
11. Maria Cristina Bostan. 2015-01-01. Concertino for 2 pianos in A minor. Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov, Series VIII: Performing Arts. VIII. 1. 31–38. 2344-200X.
12. John Thornley, "Skalkottas, Nikos [Nikolaos]", The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, second edition, edited by Stanley Sadie and John Tyrrell (London: Macmillan Publishers, 2001).