divertimento
Definition of the Italian term divertimento in music:
- amusement, entertainment
- instrumental secular work for chamber ensemble or soloist (before ca. 1780)
- light and entertaining piece of music for a small group of players (after ca. 1780)
Language
Italian
Singular
divertimento
Plural
divertimenti
Musical examples
Music scores that include divertimento:
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Divertimento in B-flat major (1772) Page 1