partita

Thân thiện

A musician plays a partita on the harpsichord.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • An instrumental suite common in the 18th century: A partita is a type of musical composition, typically for a solo instrument or a small ensemble, consisting of a collection of dance movements. It was a prevalent form during the Baroque era.
   • One of the variations contained in a partita: In some contexts, a partita can also refer to an individual movement or variation within such a suite.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • Johann Sebastian Bach composed several partitas for solo violin.
  • The final movement of the partita is a lively gigue.
  • This partita for keyboard is based on a series of complex variations.

Advanced Usage

• The term partita is used almost exclusively in discussions of Baroque and early Classical music. It is often used interchangeably with "suite," though some composers made distinctions in the structure or number of movements.
• In modern performance practice, a musician might say, referring to the entire multi-movement work.

Variants and Related Words

• Suite (n.): A more general term for an ordered set of instrumental pieces, often dances. A partita is a specific type of suite.
• Sonata (n.): A multi-movement composition for one or more instruments, typically with a different formal structure than a partita.
• Variation (n.): A formal technique where a musical theme is repeated in an altered form. A partita may contain variations.

Synonyms

• Suite
• Set of variations (for the second definition)

Related Idioms or Phrases

• There are no common idioms or phrasal verbs using partita, as it is a specialized musical term.

Học thuật

Noun

1. (music) an instrumental suite common in the 18th century
2. one of the variations contained in a partita