A concert is a live musical performance.
Concert is a term that comes from the verb concertar (compose, order, adjust) and has several uses. It may be an agreement between two or more people or entities on some matter: "The government's intention is to reach a great social agreement with the participation of various actors" , "The economic agreement failed and could not prevent the intensification of the crisis" . In a similar sense, the concert is the good order and disposition of things .
The most common use of the concept, however, is associated with music . It is the staging of a musical performance (with various individual compositions) live . This means that the concert requires the presence of the musicians playing their instruments and performing various songs.
If musicians simulate playing their instruments but the sound is emitted through a recording, they are said to be playing back . This practice, common in certain artists, is considered a deception to the public, even though it is common for certain fragments of some works to include recorded audio.
Concerts throughout history
The notion of a concert was born around the year 1600 with the interpretation of what is known today as classical music. The first concerts included the participation of some solo instruments accompanied by an orchestra .
Nowadays, a concert is the live performance of songs from any musical genre . They can take place in small clubs or theaters, in large stadiums or even in public spaces such as parks or avenues.
The attitude of the musicians and the public varies according to the musical genre. While at an opera concert people remain seated, at a rock concert the spectators dance, jump and sing.
Concerts can have different characteristics.
Classification according to type
Specifically, we would have to highlight the existence of two main types of concerts. On the one hand, there are the classics , which are those in which an orchestra comes to act as an accompanist for another instrument that, in its case, becomes the absolute protagonist of the event. This last fact means that the person who plays it is an absolute genius, a virtuoso, who will demonstrate his musical qualities to the audience.
On the other hand, there is the modern concert type. Recital is also the name given to one in which a group or a soloist accompanied by musicians is in charge of performing their greatest hits and their latest album so that all their fans can enjoy them.
Concert tours
When that band or artist performs a relevant number of concerts with that musical album during a certain period, it carries out what is known as a tour . It must be emphasized that many of these tours are the ones that have become authentic milestones in the history of music. However, among the most significant are "A Bigger Band Tour" (2005-2007) by The Rolling Stones ; «Sticky & Sweet Tour» (2008-2009) by Madonna or «Dangerous World Tour» (1992-1993) by Michael Jackson .
Lady Gaga,AC/DC,Eagles, pink floyd y U2 son otros de los artistas que han conseguido convertirse en auténticos referentes de la historia de la música, entre otras cosas, por las espectaculares y grandiosas giras de conciertos que han realizado a lo largo de su trayectoria profesional.