concernment

[Eng.concern; -ment.] *1. That which interests or concerns a person. "Leaving our great concernment to the last." -Denham. *2. An affair, concern, or busine ; a matter. "It is good to be very staunch and cautious of talking about other men and their concernments, in way of pa . ing characters on them, or descanting upon their pro ceedings."-Barrow Serm ., p. 85. sin, as; expect, Xenophon, exist. ph = f. con-çer-tan-tê, s. [Ital.] A term applied in the eighteenth century to compositions for the orchestra in which there were special parts for solo instruments, and occasionally to compositions for solo instruments without the orchestra. It is now generally used as an adjective, indicating certain prominent solo parts in an orchestral compos i- (Grove.) *5. Intercourse, busine , concern. "The great concernment of men is with m, one among tion, which are spoken of as "concertante parts." 7. Relation, connection. 8. Anxiety, solicitude, care. IMG:content-0470.png:[blocks in formation] Music : A portable instrument of the accordion family, having a key-board at each end, with ex- pansible bellows between the two. The sound is free metallic reeds. There are two varieties, the English and the German, It is usually octagonal or hexagonal in shape. con-çert-ing, pr . par ., a . & s. [CONCERT, v .] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj .: (See the verb.) C. As subst.: The act of planning or devising by consultation or agreement with others. con-çert-meist-er, s. [Ger.] The leader of the band, the conductor at a concert. The con- duct or of an orchestra is called a capellmeister . *con-çert-ment, s. [Eng. concert ; -ment .] The act of concerting, planning, or contriving; concer- tion. con-çer'-tō (or pron. con-chäre-tō), s . [Ital.] 1. A concert. 2. A composition for the display of the qualities of some especial instrument, accompanied by of a similar or di imilar character. A bonteers may be for a solo violin, or violoncello with an accompaniment for strings, or wind; or it may be for a pianoforte, violin, or any wind instrument, and a full band. ( Stainer & Barrett .) IMG:content-0471.png:[blocks in formation] "The full concerto swells upon your ear." Cowper: Progre of Error. icon-çes-si-ble, a. [Lat.conce (us), and Eng, suff.- able .] Capable of being conceded, granted, or yielded. IMG:content-0472.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0473.png:[blocks in formation] conchaceæ external auditory pa age, and is divided at its upper and anterior part by a bridge, which is the beginning of the helix. ( Quain .) 2. Arch .: A term for the concave rible surface of a vault; the dome of an apse; an apse. *con-cha-çe-æ, s. pl. [Lat. concha, and fem. pl. adj. suff. -aceœ.] Zool.: In De Blainville's arrangement a family of Mollusks, comprehending among other genera Cardium, Donax, Tell in a, Mactra, . The first, third, and fourth of these are now the types of distinct families, and Donax is ranked under the Tellinidse. The term Concha cere is, therefore, no longer required, and has ceased to be used. còn chạl, a . Relating to the concha. conch-i-col-i-tēs, s. pl . [Lat. concha=a shell; colo to abide or dwell; and suff. -ites ( Palæont .).] [ITE.] Palcont.: A genus of Annelids, order Tubicola. They are found on Silurian shells.