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divertimento

A suite of 18th-century music written for light entertainment, usually in four to nine movements, for a small string, wind, or mixed ensemble. Mozart wrote 25, entitling them, in addition to ‘divertimento’, ‘serenades’ and ‘cassations’.
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A soloist for NYCB from 1950-1960, Tobias created roles in Balanchine's Agon, The Nutcracker, and Divertimento No.
Roy Tobias by Dance Magazine
Haydn left us a charming Divertimento titled Il maestro e lo scolare (The Master and the Student) for piano four-hands.
Piano duet: a new MTNA competition by Stewart, Paul / American Music Teacher
This time, in addition to Mozart's Divertimento and Benjamin Britten's Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings, Davenny Wyner offered a Chinese composition, Romance and Dance for two violins and string orchestra.
Extraordinary voice, extraordinary hands by Epstein, Harriet / The Humanist
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