musical performances

con‧cert S3 W3 /ˈkɒnsət $ ˈkɑːnsərt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: Italian concerto, from concertare; ⇨ ↑concerted]
1. a performance given by musicians or singers:
a rock concert
a concert of French choral music
We were going to a concert in Bath Abbey.
She still does about 100 concerts every year.
2. in concert (with somebody)
a) formal people who do something in concert do it together after having agreed on it:
Britain has to pursue policies in concert with other EU members.
It appeared that both the accused were acting in concert in the attack upon the deceased.
b) playing or singing at a concert:
They’re appearing in concert tonight at the Royal Concert Hall.
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COLLOCATIONS
■ verbs
▪ go to a concert (also attend a concert formal) Do you want to go to the concert in the park this weekend?
▪ give/do a concert The group gave concerts for charity throughout Europe.
▪ play in/perform in a concert I'm playing in a jazz concert on Saturday night.
▪ put on a concert (also stage a concert formal) (=arrange one) The music club puts on regular concerts throughout the year.
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + concert
▪ a pop/rock/jazz/classical concert There were 150,000 people at the rock concert in Frankfurt.
▪ an orchestral concert/a symphony concert (=one in which an orchestra plays) Tickets for orchestral concerts range from $15 to $35.
▪ a live concert (=that you watch as the performers play, rather than as a recording) a live concert in front of 500 fans
▪ an open-air/outdoor concert Clapton thrilled fans at a huge outdoor concert in New York.
▪ a charity concert (=performed to raise money for charity) 600 tickets have already been sold for the charity concert in June.
▪ a gala concert (=performed to celebrate a special occasion) a 75th anniversary gala concert
▪ a brass-band concert (=performed by a brass band)
■ nouns
▪ a concert performance She gave a number of concert performances in Berlin.
▪ a concert tour (=a journey made by musicians to perform in different places) This year we did a concert tour of the United States.
▪ a concert hall On the last night, the concert hall was packed.
▪ a concert ticket Concert tickets are available from $17.50.
▪ a concert pianist (=who performs in concerts) Her ambition was to become a concert pianist.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

concert

con·cert [concert concerts concerted concerting] [ˈkɒnsət] [ˈkɑːnsərt] noun
a public performance of music
• a concert of music by Bach
• a classical/rock/pop concert
• They're in concert at Wembley Arena.
• a concert hall/pianist
Idiom: in concert with somebody
Word Origin:
late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘unite’): from French concerter, from Italian concertare ‘harmonize’. The noun use, dating from the early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘a combination of voices or sounds’), is from French concert, from Italian concerto, from concertare.
Thesaurus:
concert noun C
• They performed a concert of music by Tallis.
recital • |especially BrE gig • |AmE, informal show •
at a concert/recital/gig/show
a rock/charity/live concert/gig/show
a/an piano/organ/classical concert/recital
give/play/do/put on a concert/recital/gig/show
Collocations:
Music
Listening
listen to/enjoy/love/be into music/classical music/jazz/pop/hip-hop, etc.
listen to the radio/an MP3 player/a CD
put on/play a CD/a song/some music
turn down/up the music/radio/volume/bass
go to a concert/festival/gig/performance/recital
copy/burn/rip music/a CD/a DVD
download music/an album/a song/a demo/a video
Playing
play a musical instrument/the piano/percussion/a note/a riff/the melody/a concerto/a duet/by ear
sing an anthem/a ballad/a solo/an aria/the blues/in a choir/soprano/alto/tenor/bass/out of tune
hum a tune/a theme tune/a lullaby
accompany a singer/choir
strum a chord/guitar
Performing
form/start/get together/join/quit/leave a band
give a performance/concert/recital
do a concert/recital/gig
play a concert/gig/festival/venue
perform (BrE) at/in a concert/(especially NAmE) a concert
appear at a festival/live
go on/embark on a (world) tour
Recording
write/compose music/a ballad/a melody/a tune/a song/a theme song/an opera/a symphony
land/get/sign a record deal
be signed to/be dropped by a record company
record/release/put out an album/a single/a CD
be top of/top the charts
get to/go straight to/go straight in at/enter the charts at number one
Example Bank:
• He will be giving his farewell concert as Music Director of the Ulster Orchestra.
• She sang at a gala concert to celebrate the music of Stephen Sondheim.
• The Queen attended a gala concert at the Royal Festival Hall.
• The band is putting on its biggest concert of the year.
• The orchestra performs its final concert of the season tomorrow.
• We're organizing a concert for charity.
• a concert of military music
• They performed a concert of music by Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev.
• We saw Muse in concert at Reading Festival.

• a concert hall/pianist

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

concert / ˈkɒn.sət / / ˈkɑːn.sɚt / noun [ C ]

A2 a performance of music by one or more musicians or singers:

a pop/classical concert

a school concert

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

concert

[kɒ̱nsə(r)t]
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concerts
1) N-COUNT A concert is a performance of music.
  ...a short concert of piano music...
  I've been to plenty of live rock concerts.
  ...a new concert hall.
2) PHRASE: PHR after v If a musician or group of musicians appears in concert, they are giving a live performance.
  I want people to remember Elvis in concert.
3) PHRASE: PHR after v If a number of people do something in concert, they do it together. [FORMAL]
  He wants to act in concert with other nations.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

concert

con·cert /ˈkɑːnsɚt/ noun, pl -certs [count] : a public performance of music
• a rock concert
• a classical concert
• The orchestra will be giving/having/holding a free concert.
- sometimes used before another noun
• a live concert performance
• a concert pianist
• a concert hall
in concert
1 formal : together
• The FBI and the local police acted in concert to solve the murder.
- often + with
• The FBI acted in concert with the local police to solve the murder.
2 : performing at a concert
• I went to hear them in concert. [=in a public performance]