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English translation: concertante

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French term or phrase:	concertant
English translation:	concertante
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13:09 Aug 2, 2010

French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Music

French term or phrase: concertant

Taken from a text about the history of the cello as a musical instrument, the sentence reads. " ce n'est qu'au dixneuvième siècle que le violoncelle va acquérir ses lettres de noblesse pour devenir un instrument soliste concertant grâce à des compositeurs tels que Ludwig van Beethoven etc..."

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concertante

Explanation:
Source: http://www.wordreference.com/fren/concertant

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Note added at 4 mins (2010-08-02 13:13:37 GMT)
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According to CR dico:

(une) symphonie concertant - (a) symphonia concertante

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Note added at 4 mins (2010-08-02 13:14:00 GMT)
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That should be "(une) symphonie concertante"