scherzo
a movement or passage of light or playful character, especially as the second or third movement of a sonata or a symphony.
Origin of scherzo
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How to use scherzo in a sentence
They had to make decisions, like determining whether a sketch indicated the starting point of a scherzo, which is a very lively part of the symphony, typically in the third movement.
An AI finished Beethoven’s final symphony. But is it good? | Ahmed Elgammal/The Conversation | September 26, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe scherzo is neither good nor bad; the trio is so innocent that it would be almost too infantile for a Sniegourotchka.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyA note in his handwriting states that they were addressed to no one in particular, and that they were merely a poetical scherzo.
Byron | Richard EdgcumbeAnd then what does that irritating Lætitia Wilson do but say suddenly, "I'm quite ready for the scherzo, dear, if you are."
Somehow Good | William de MorganA very familiar, yet always fresh and intensely interesting composition is this scherzo.
Descriptive Analyses of Piano Works | Edward Baxter Perry
Themes for the Allegro, Andante and scherzo are found in sketchbooks belonging, at the very latest, to the years 1800 and 1801.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3) | Alexander Wheelock Thayer
British Dictionary definitions for scherzo
/ (ˈskɛətsəʊ) /
a brisk lively movement, developed from the minuet, with a contrastive middle section (a trio): See minuet (def. 2)
Origin of scherzo
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