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divertimento::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | serenade |
| Type of | composition, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music |
Examples of divertimento
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As Finscher notes, they draw stylistically on the Austrian divertimento tradition.
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Others main kinds were trio, string quartet, serenade and divertimento.
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By the middle of the 18th century, a divertimento had become a separate genre of light music as well.
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The septet is written as a classical divertimento in six movements, including two minuets, and a set of variations.
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Divertimento is used to describe a wide variety of secular instrumental works for soloist or chamber ensemble.
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Importance was given to instrumental music-the main kinds were sonata, trio, string quartet, symphony, concerto, serenade and divertimento.
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Even more unusual is his six movement string trio, KV 563, which is a serious work belonging with his string quartets and quintets, for all that it is labeled a divertimento.
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- A musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form
- Divertimento /du1D7Bu02CCvu025Cu02D0rtu1D7Bu02C8mu025Bntou028A/ (Italian:u00A0; from the Italian divertire "to amuse") is a musical genre, with most of its examples from the 18th century. The mood of the divertimento is most often lighthearted (as a result of being played at social functions) and it is generally composed for a small ensemble.
- In music, a composition that has many short movements, a style that composers started to use in the Eighteenth Century
- In late 18th century, especially in Austria, a wide variety of secular instrumental works for chamber ensemble or soloist. Often used for light entertainment music, but could also refer to more serious works such as string quartets and sonatas.
- An instrumental work in several movements written in a light, entertaining style
- This is a musical form of the Classical Period, being a work primarily designed for the entertainment of the listeners and the players and having a lightness of approach.
- Instrumental composition intended for entertainment, usually in a number of movements. The term is used particularly in the second half of the 18th century.
- Literary 'amusing', a small instrumental work
