Partita
see also: Etymology of Partita
A partita - in the plural: “ partitas ”, or: “ partite ” (plural scientist) - is a musical Forme comprising several sections. This name does not have a very rigorous definition: it can indicate, according to the Compositeur, a continuation, a Sonate, a cycle of Variation S etc
The word is used especially by the Compositeur S Italian and Germanic. Most famous partitas is of Frescobaldi and J.S. Bach.
This last wrote - of 1726 with 1731 - partitas which are, for their respective instruments, of the tops of the repertory:
- Six partitas for the harpsichord BWV 825-830
- Six sonatas and partitas for solo violin BWV 1001-1006
- Partita for flute BWV 1013
Examples at the 20th century:
- Partita per orchestrated Goffredo Petrassi (1932)
- Partita for harpsichord, flute, oboe, two violins, viola and violoncello of Vittorio Rieti (1945)
- Partita of Georges Auric (1955)
- Partita for harpsichord of Daniel Pinkham (1964)
- Partita for harpsichord and orchestra of Krzysztof Penderecki (1972)
- Partita for 54 cords, harpsichord, drinking cups and tubular bells of Vladimír Godár (1983)
- Partita for orchestra of Elliott Carter (1994)
Related articles
- instrumental Forms of the classical music
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