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Lifestyle / Wine Grapes / Sangiovese Grosso: (See Sangiovese above). Also known as the Prugnolo Gentile grape. Blended with Canaiolo (Nero) grape wine, it is the basic format used for all contemporary Chianti wines. MORE
Entertainment / Music / Concerto: A composition written for a solo instrument. The soloist plays the melody while the orchestra plays the accompaniment. MORE
Entertainment / Music / Concerto Grosso: Baroque concerto type based on the opposition between a small group of solo instruments (the concertino) and orchestra (the ripieno). MORE
Entertainment / Music / Concerto Form: Structure commonly used in first movements of concertos that combines elements of Baroque ritornello procedure with sonata-allegro form. Also first-movement concerto form. MORE
Entertainment / Music / Ripieno: The larger of the two ensembles in the Baroque concerto grosso. Also tutti. MORE
Entertainment / Music / Concertino: Solo group of instruments in the Baroque concerto grosso. MORE