It is generally a multi-movement work for a smaller group of solo instruments, called the concertino, contrasted with a larger group, called the ripieno. For example, In J. S. Bach's Fifth Brandenburg Concerto, the concertino is a flute, a violin, and a harpsichord.
As in Roman sculptures, the reliefs sculpted on monuments erected to celebrate some important feat of the empire, received very realistic representation.
