Divertimento (Bernstein)

Divertimento for Orchestra
Suite by Leonard Bernstein
Bernstein in 1977
Composed1980 (1980) — Fairfield, Connecticut
DedicationBoston Symphony Orchestra, in celebration of its centenary
PublisherLeonard Bernstein Music Publishing Company
Boosey & Hawkes
Duration14 minutes
Movements8
Premiere
DateSeptember 25, 1980
LocationBoston Symphony Hall
ConductorSeiji Ozawa
PerformersBoston Symphony Orchestra

Divertimento, or Divertimento for Orchestra, is a suite of eight orchestral bagatelles by American composer Leonard Bernstein. Completed in 1980 and written to celebrate the centenary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, it is well-known for featuring the notes B and C in most of its melodic material.