Divertissement
Jacques Ibert's Divertissement is a six-movement suite for chamber orchestra adapted by the composer in 1930 from incidental music he had written for a production of Eugène Labiche's stage comedy The Italian Straw Hat in 1929. It is among Ibert's best-known works and has been recorded many times.
Movements
- Introduction. Allegro vivo
- Cortège. Moderato molto
- Nocturne. Lento
- Valse. Animato assai
- Parade. Tempo di marcia
- Finale. Quasi cadenza