Partita
/pɑː(ɹ)ˈtiːtə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A type of instrumental suite popular in the 18th century
"He starts with scales and arpeggios, then something more substantial, on a recent day one of Bach’s partitas for the violin."
- 2 (music) an instrumental suite common in the 18th century wordnet
- 3 one of the variations contained in a partita wordnet
Example
More examples"He starts with scales and arpeggios, then something more substantial, on a recent day one of Bach’s partitas for the violin."
Etymology
From Italian partita. Doublet of party.