scherzando
[skert-sahn-doh, -san-]
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adjective
(a musical direction) playful; sportive.
Origin of scherzando
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Historical Examples of scherzando
The middle movement is a Scherzando, and thereby hangs a little tale.
The Pianoforte SonataJ.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 ComposersRupert Hughes
scherzando
adjective, adverb
noun plural -di (-diː) or -dos
Word Origin for scherzando
Italian, literally: joking. See scherzo
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