scherzando

[ skert-sahn-doh, -san- ]

adjective

1. (a musical direction) playful; sportive.

scherzando

/ skɛəˈtsændəʊ /

adjective

1. to be performed in a light-hearted manner

noun

1. a movement, passage, etc, directed to be performed in this way

Word History and Origins

Origin of scherzando¹

First recorded in 1785–90; from Italian, gerund of scherzare “to joke”; scherzo

Word History and Origins

Origin of scherzando¹

Italian, literally: joking. See scherzo

Example Sentences

Schindlers account of the origin of the famous Allegretto Scherzando adds a new name to our dramatis person.

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It is now to be seen whether Schindlers account of the Allegretto Scherzando will bear examination.

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Schindler here prints the now well-known canon and adds: Out of this canon was developed the Allegretto Scherzando.

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The middle movement is a Scherzando, and thereby hangs a little tale.

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The change of time to triple, at the part marked scherzando is unexpected and strikingly original.

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