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Divertimento / d ɪ ˌ v ɜːr t ɪ ˈ m ɛ n t oʊ / (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 .
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...
Divertimento, 18th-century musical genre of a light and entertaining nature usually consisting of several movements for strings, winds, or both. The movements included sonata forms, variation forms, dances, and rondos. One of Joseph Haydn’s numerous divertimenti is a sextet written for a double.
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Jul 19, 2019 · The D Major divertimento stands on its own as a musical entertainment, and it has remained popular almost without interruption since Mozart wrote it. The work amply demonstrates why Mozart’s divertimenti were so admired even in his own lifetime. It is delightful, but hardly trivial.
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.
Nov 7, 2023 · Divertimento, K.563, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART. At-A-Glance. Length: c. 40 minutes. About this Piece. Simple means, employed to glorious effect, resulted in this extraordinary work from the pen of a 31-year-old genius who would be dead at the age of 35.
What is...a Divertimento? Stephen Johnson gets to grips with classical music's technical terms.
A divertimento is defined as music intended for light entertainment, ‘to please the ear’ rather than arouse the emotions in the phrase of one early-19th-century theorist. The word was used interchangeably at the time with serenade and cassation, and Mozart wrote pieces with all three titles, gathered in this collection, for chamber and ...
Divertimento (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.
