noun
- a musical composition consisting of a series of instrumental pieces, typically dance movements
Usage: music
Examples
- Bach’s Partita No. 1 in B-flat major is a masterpiece of Baroque keyboard music.
- The violinist performed a beautiful partita at the recital.
- She practiced the sarabande movement from the partita for hours.
- The partita consists of six dance movements in the same key.
- Many of Bach’s partitas were written for solo harpsichord.
- The music student analyzed the structure of the partita for her thesis.