divertimento
noun
an instrumental composition in several movements, light and diverting in character, similar to a serenade.
divertimenti
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pluralof divertimento.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This is Conductor Erich Leinsdorfs first season in the Shed, and he made his opening-week debut both bold and orthodox by performing a clutch of Mozart concertos and divertimenti never before played at Tanglewood.
From Time Magazine Archive
Symphonies, divertimenti for concerted instruments, string quartets, a clavier trio, airs, a cantata, and other works were all produced at these concerts, and with almost invariable applause.
From Haydn by J. Cuthbert (James Cuthbert) Hadden
