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badinerie

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badinerie [bəˌdɪnəˈriː]
n
(Music / Classical Music) Music a name given in the 18th century to a type of quick, light movement in a suite
[French: a pleasantry]


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The B minor second Orchestral Suite was played with restraint, as it is written, with Karl Kaiser's flute shadowing rather than overshadowing the violin line, yet still finding plenty of passages, including the famous Badinerie, in which to shine.
The night's feast of minor-key classics also includes Beethoven's titanic C minor concerto and the second of Bach's four suites, containing the popular Badinerie movement.
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