Concerto Through The Ages

A concerto is a piece of music composed usually in three movements. In it, usually, one solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra. Some common solo instruments that are in a concerto are pianos, violins, cellos and flutes.

Concertos started in the Baroque Period along with Concerto Grosso.

Baroque Period:

Concerto Grosso is not an solo instrument accompanied by an orchestra but a small group (concertino) of soloists accompanied by an orchestra.

Some of the main composers of Concertos in the Baroque Period where:
*Antonio Vivaldi
*George Hendel
*Tommaso Albinoni

Harpsichords were common in only the Baroque Period.

Classical Period:

Concerto grosso faded in the Classical Period. It was mainly strings concertos in the Classical Period.
As time went on the string family in concertos grew and grew.

Haydn and Mozart were big Concerto Composers in the Classical Period.

Romantic Period:

Brass and Woodwind players came into the the Romantic Period.
Orchestras in the Romantic Period were the biggest they've ever been.