concertize
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Definition
- Verb (intransitive):
- To perform as a professional musician, typically a soloist, in a series of concerts or on a concert tour.
Usage
- The verb "concertize" is used to describe the professional activity of a musician who travels to different locations to give public performances. It implies a sustained period of performance, not a single event.
- It is most commonly used in the present participle ("concertizing") or past tense ("concertized") forms.
- This word is typically used in formal or journalistic contexts related to classical music.
Examples
- After winning the competition, the young pianist began to concertize internationally.
- She spent the better part of a decade concertizing across Asia and the Americas.
- The veteran violinist continues to concertize well into her seventies.
Advanced Usage
- The term often carries the connotation of a demanding schedule of travel and performance, central to a musician's career.
- The life of a concertizing artist is one of constant travel and preparation.
Variants and Related Words
- Concert (noun): A musical performance given in public, typically by several performers or of several separate compositions.
- Concert Tour (noun phrase): A series of concerts performed in different cities or countries.
- Perform (verb): A more general synonym meaning to present music to an audience.
Synonyms
- Tour (as a musician)
- Perform professionally
- Give recitals (for soloists, especially in classical music)
Antonyms
- Retire (from performing)
- Rehearse (practice without public performance)
- Teach (as a primary occupation instead of performing)
Verb
- give concerts; perform in concerts
- My niece is off concertizing in Europe