di·ver·ti·men·to (d -v r t -mn t )n. pl. di·ver·ti·men·tos or di·ver·ti·men·ti (-t  ) A chiefly 18th-century form of instrumental chamber music having several short movements. Also called divertissement. [Italian, from divertire, to divert, from Old French divertir; see divert.] |
divertimento [dɪˌvɜːtɪˈmɛntəʊ]
n pl -ti [-tɪ]
1. (Music / Classical Music) a piece of entertaining music in several movements, often scored for a mixed ensemble and having no fixed form
2. (Music / Classical Music) an episode in a fugue See also divertissement
[from Italian]
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| Noun | 1. |  divertimento - a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed formmusical composition, opus, piece of music, composition, piece - a musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements" |
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