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scherzando

[skert-sahn-doh, -san-]
adjective
  1. (a musical direction) playful; sportive.
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Origin of scherzando

1805–15; < Italian, gerund of scherzare to joke; see scherzo
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Examples from the Web for scherzando

Historical Examples

  • 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.

British Dictionary definitions for scherzando

scherzando

adjective, adverb
  1. to be performed in a light-hearted manner
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noun plural -di (-diː) or -dos
  1. a movement, passage, etc, directed to be performed in this way
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Word Origin

Italian, literally: joking. See scherzo
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