A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Divertissement

DIVERTISSEMENT. A kind of short ballet, such as Taglioni's 'Divertissement Silesien,' sometimes mixed with songs. Also a pot-pourri or piece on given motifs, such as Schubert's 'Divertissement a l'hongroise.' Also the French term for an entr'acte. The term is no longer used.

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