scherzo
noun
a movement or passage of light or playful character, especially as the second or third movement of a sonata or a symphony.
scherzos
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pluralof scherzo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Her scintillating accounts of the scherzos deftly balance bursts of breathless passagework and plaintive lyricism.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2021
“I think of composers I love — whether Verdi’s ‘Falstaff’ or Beethoven’s scherzos, or even those weird moments in Mahler where there’s humor,” Adams said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2021
Once the excitable St. Lawrence enters, those dotted Beethoven rhythms from the scherzos of his late quartets and symphonies become manic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2016
Rather than CDs containing all the scherzos or mazurkas, he chose instead to mix genres, with the result being an unusually refreshing listening experience.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2015
I wish I could take out Beethoven's scherzos!
From The Journal of Arthur Stirling : the Valley of the Shadow by Upton Sinclair
