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scherzando

[ skert-sahn-doh, -san- ]
/ skɛrtˈsɑn doʊ, -ˈsæn- /

adjective

(a musical direction) playful; sportive.

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Origin of scherzando

1805–15; <Italian, gerund of scherzare to joke; see scherzo

Words nearby scherzando

Schengen Convention, Schepisi, Scherbo, Schererville, scherm, scherzando, scherzo, Scheuermann's disease, Scheveningen, Schiaparelli, Schick
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Example sentences from the Web for scherzando

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

    The Pianoforte Sonata|J.S. Shedlock

  • A coda of great bravery leads to the last movement, 286 which is marked "scherzando," but is rather martial in tone.

    Contemporary American Composers|Rupert Hughes

British Dictionary definitions for scherzando

scherzando
/ (skɛəˈtsændəʊ) music /

adjective, adverb

to be performed in a light-hearted manner

noun plural -di (-diː) or -dos

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

Word Origin for scherzando

Italian, literally: joking. See scherzo
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