Describe the first movement of a concerto grosso. What instruments would play? What is the tempo? What is the form?

The concerto in general is a multi-movement form, which means that the work will have more than one complete section, complete in the sense that it can be performed on its own and sound complete in and of itself. The most common number of movements is three or four, though five or six movements is also possible. In general terms, movements are organized according to their tempo, their speed when performed. The most common tempo arrangements for concerto grosso movements of the time are fast-slow-fast for three-movement concertos and slow-fast-slow-fast for four-movement concertos, but any arrangement of fast and slow is technically possible.

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