What is a Divertimento?

David Threasher
Wednesday, September 5, 2018

David Threasher charts the evolution of the form, from light entertainment to irony

Music as entertainment: the 18th-century divertimento (Photography: akg-images/Cameraphoto)
Music as entertainment: the 18th-century divertimento (Photography: akg-images/Cameraphoto)

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