partita

American  

[pahr-tee-tuh, pahr-tee-tah] / pɑrˈti tə, pɑrˈti tɑ /

noun

Music.

plural

partitas, partite

1. an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.

2. a set of variations.

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partita British  

/ pɑːˈtiːtə /

noun

1. music a type of suite

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Etymology

Origin of partita

1875–80; < Italian, feminine of partito divided. See party

Example Sentences

On hearing the first notes of Chalifour playing the solo Bach partita that night, the goose bumps came, as Gehry has recalled, then the tears.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2022

The next scene begins with the sound of a mournful Bach partita for the solo violin.

From Slate • Sep. 19, 2018

There were hints of folkloric color in the fifth partita, and there was a lot of bravura playing in the sixth, which was the longest and formed an emphatic finale.

From Washington Post • Oct. 30, 2016

Rahman’s “In the Light of What We Know” circles around the haunting memory of a technically adept but emotionally empty performance of the Chaconne from Bach’s second violin partita.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 27, 2015

Ramusio, indeed, has: "M. Nicolò trovò, che sua moglie era morta, la quale nella sua partita haveva partorito un figliuolo," and the other versions that are based on Pipino's seem all to have like statements.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Yule, Henry