A style of witty, playful musical composition or the practice of composing such pieces; playful musical wit.
From French 'badinerie,' combining 'badiner' (to joke/tease) with the suffix '-ie' (creating a noun of action or quality). Popular in Baroque music.
Bach wrote a famous 'Badinerie' for solo flute—it's a fast, playful piece that musically 'jokes around' with classical forms, and the word shows how French ideas about wit and play influenced even instrumental music.
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