divertimento
Breezy chamber piece
A divertimento is a light, entertaining piece of music, typically from the 18th century, composed for a small ensemble.
Mozart and Haydn wrote divertimenti for social occasions—background music for dinners, parties, or outdoor gatherings.
The form is relaxed and episodic, meant to please rather than challenge: We played a Mozart divertimento at the garden reception.
Outdoor romantic performance
- cassationAnnulment by higher court
- suiteConnected hotel rooms
- partitaBaroque instrumental suite
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
ensemble · movements · wind ensemble · strings · festive · lightweight · eighteenth-century · Salzburg
Pleased entertainment state
- entertainmentAgreeable diversion of attention
- pastimeRecreational pursuit
- enjoymentState of relishing something
- recreationRefreshment through leisure
divertissement · pleasure · fun · leisure · distraction
Cheerful and without worry
- playfulInclined toward fun
- cheerfulPleasantly bright in mood
- elegantGracefully refined, tasteful
- charmingPleasantly attractive in manner
witty · spirited · graceful · buoyant · festive · convivial · melodious · tuneful
Eighteenth-century Austrian composer
- BarberNoted twentieth-century composer
- classical eraAncient Greek-Roman period
- VienneseOf Austria's capital
- commissionsPayments for services rendered
serenade
Outdoor romantic performance
chamber · ensemble · movements · wind ensemble · strings · festive · lightweight · eighteenth-century · Salzburg · court music
amusement
Pleased entertainment state
- entertainmentAgreeable diversion of attention
- pastimeRecreational pursuit
- enjoymentState of relishing something
recreation · divertissement · pleasure · fun · leisure · distraction
lighthearted
Cheerful and without worry
charming · witty · spirited · graceful · buoyant · festive · convivial · melodious · tuneful · entertaining
Mozart
Eighteenth-century Austrian composer
- BarberNoted twentieth-century composer
- classical eraAncient Greek-Roman period
- VienneseOf Austria's capital
- classical musicBach, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms
- light classicalwaltz, polka, march, operetta, overture
- dancesballet, waltz, tango, salsa, hula
- Baroque MusicBach, Vivaldi, Handel, harpsichord, Vivaldi Four Seasons
- Austrian musicMozart, Haydn, Schubert, Johann Strauss, Strauss
- chamber orchestrastrings, violins, violas, cellos, double basses
divertimentosymphony
Extended composition for orchestra
symphonic poem · tone poem · requiem · passion · grand opera