English
finale concertato
Finale concertato comes from Italian finale concertato.
- Italianc. 1300–presentfinale concertatoliterally ‘concerted finale’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Italianc. 1300–presentfinale concertatoliterally ‘concerted finale’
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Borrowed from Italian finale concertato (literally “concerted finale”).
Every English word from Italian finale concertato
Today it means
noun Any finale of an opera's penultimate acts which features several main characters singing simultaneously but independently.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Italian finale concertato / finale concertato