divertimento

[dih-vur-tuh-men-toh; Italian dee-ver-tee-men-taw]

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noun, plural di·ver·ti·men·tos, di·ver·ti·men·ti [dih-vur-tuh-men-tee Italian dee-ver-tee-men-tee] /dɪˌvɜr təˈmɛn ti Italian diˌvɛr tiˈmɛn ti/. Music.

an instrumental composition in several movements, light and diverting in character, similar to a serenade.

Origin of divertimento

1750–60; < Italian, equivalent to diverti(re) to divert + -mento -ment

Also called divertissement.

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Related Words for divertimento

song, divertimento, nocturne

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Historical Examples of divertimento

Some time after midnight we felt that we had had enough of divertimento.
New Italian sketches
John Addington Symonds
Divertimento for violin, viola, and violoncello, in E flat major (563 K.).
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 3 (of 3)
Otto Jahn
In August, 1879, the composer added a sixth movement, Divertimento.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
Modeste Tchaikovsky
I chose the title of Divertimento for the second movement of my Suite, because it was the first which occurred to me.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
Modeste Tchaikovsky
Probably the divertimento composed in July, 1776 (251 K.) was also intended for his sister's fte-day.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 1 (of 3)
Otto Jahn

British Dictionary definitions for divertimento

divertimento

noun plural -ti (-tɪ)

a piece of entertaining music in several movements, often scored for a mixed ensemble and having no fixed form

an episode in a fugue

Word Origin for divertimento

C18: from Italian

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