Concertato is a term in early
Baroque music referring to either a
genre or a
style of music in which groups of instruments or voices share a melody, usually in alternation, and almost always over a
basso continuo. The term derives from Italian
concerto which means "playing together" —hence
concertato means "in the style of a concerto." In contemporary usage, the term is almost always used as an adjective, for example "three pieces from the set are in
concertato style."