Need to know how a concerto differs from a symphony? What do they have in common, and what separates them? Michael Beek explains <\/p>
Symphonies and concertos share a number of characteristics. Both are large scale orchestral forms of music, and both were very popular from the Classical era<\/a> (1750 onwards). Concertos did form part of earlier Baroque<\/a> music, but they really came into their own \u2013 along with the symphony<\/a> \u2013 a bit later.<\/strong><\/p>\n The main point of difference is that in a concerto there a featured soloist (or soloists) is given the chance to really stand out. In concert they will stand up front \u2013 so not within the instrumental section of the orchestra<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n