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Divertimento / dɪˌvɜːrtɪˈmɛntoʊ / ( Italian: [divertiˈmento]; 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.
Divertimento is a term for a light and entertaining musical composition or movement, often in several parts. Learn about its history, examples, and variations, such as rondo, from Britannica's experts.
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W. A. Mozart / Divertimento in D major, K. 1361. Allegro (00:07)2. Andante (04:15)3. Presto (10:06)New York Classical PlayersDongmin Kim, conductorMay 18, 20...
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Jul 7, 2013 · Divertimento No. 1 in D major, K. 136 (K. 125a), "Salzburg Symphony No. 1" (1772)1. Allegro [0:00]2. Andante [5:34]3. Presto [10:44]A well-known and high-spi...
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The Divertimento No. 1 in E-flat major, K. 113, is the first divertimento by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (although he had previously composed the three cassations, K. 63, 99 and 100 in 1769). Composed in late 1771. It was most likely first performed on 22 or 23 November for a subscription concert in Milan.
May 23, 2018 · Amusement. 1. An 18th-cent. suite of movts. of light, recreational mus., sometimes for open-air perf., for a small no. of players. Mozart wrote 25, calling them Divertimenti or sometimes serenades or cassations. In the 20th cent. composers use the term to denote a not-too-serious work. 2. Fantasia on airs from operas, etc.
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The work, Lucio Silla, was the 16-year-old Mozart's most ambitious Italian-language serious opera to date, and the Divertimento, K. 136 (one of three such works Mozart composed during the winter of 1772), was probably a nice way to blow off some steam, musical yoga for a stressed-out composer.
