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‖ divertimento|divertiˈmento, dɪˌvɛːtɪˈmɛntəʊ|
Pl. -ti |-tɪ|, -tos.
[It. = diversion, pastime, pleasure.]
†a. Diversion, amusement. Obs.
1759Goldsm. Polite Learn. iii. (Globe) 425/2 Where..abbés turned shepherds, and shepherdesses without sheep indulge their innocent divertimenti!
b. Mus. (a) A composition designed primarily for entertainment, esp. a suite of movements for a chamber ensemble. (b) An arrangement of, or fantasia on, airs from an opera, etc.
1823Spirit Pub. Jrnls. (1824) 198 Haydn composed..20 divertimentos for various instruments. 1880Grove Dict. Mus., Divertimento, a term employed for various pieces of music. 1887Athenæum 9 Apr. 489/3 (Stanf.) We find five large serenades and divertimenti for wind instruments. 1948H. Ulrich Chamber Music (1966) v. 122 Various versions of the divertimento differed widely in the number of movements, but all had two features in common: their light, cheerful content and their derivation from the three-movement sinfonia. 1955Times 14 May 4/5 We would have been glad to hear one of Mozart's earlier symphonies, or larger divertimenti. 1957Auden & Kallman Magic Flute 58 And even those Divertimenti which He wrote to play while bottles were uncorked. |