partita

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In this light, the usually tedious repetitions of each of the movements of the partita weren't simply embellishments on the original music or vast ornamentations on the skeletal composition, but in a sense, a completely new hearing of the music.

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  1. noun Music An instrumental piece composed of a series of variations, as a suite.
  2. noun Music One of the variations contained in such a piece.

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  • The very first 1st prize winner of the competition (in 2007), Rufus Choi, is playing a concert at Zipper Hall with the Bach-Busoni D Minor Chaconne (a transcription of a violin partita), the Beethoven "Eroica" Variations, and Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition (the orchestral version is a transcription by Ravel, this is the original composition). —  LAist
  • Karaoke / ITA / pavone / La partita di pallone. mid —  Torrentreactor.Net
  • Thank you for using GameBattles dove i giocatori si incontrano la partita. post up your old gtags. —  GameBattles News
  • Ieri sera io ero allo stadio a vedere Roma-Arsenal, così stamattina invece di vedere le azioni salienti della partita dell'Inter mi sono letto da cima a fondo questo splendido liveblogging [...] —  Soccer Blogs - latest posts
  • In this light, the usually tedious repetitions of each of the movements of the partita weren't simply embellishments on the original music or vast ornamentations on the skeletal composition, but in a sense, a completely new hearing of the music. —  The Tech - MIT's Student Newspaper
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  1. Italian, from feminine past participle of partire, divide, from Latin partīre; see partite.

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  1. Italian, a part: see part, n.
 

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