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scher·zan·do

 (skĕrt-sän′dō) Music
adv. & adj.
In a light playful manner. Used chiefly as a direction.
n. pl. scher·zan·dos
A scherzando passage.

[Italian, gerund of scherzare, to joke, from Old Italian; see scherzo.]
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scherzando

(skɛəˈtsændəʊ) music
adj, adv
(Music, other) to be performed in a light-hearted manner
n, pl -di (-diː) or -dos
(Music, other) a movement, passage, etc, directed to be performed in this way
[Italian, literally: joking. See scherzo]
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scher•zan•do

(skɛrtˈsɑn doʊ, -ˈsæn-)

adj.
playful; sportive (used as a musical direction).
[1805–15; < Italian, ger. of scherzare to joke]
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Of the three movements the concluding Allegro scherzando is the most interesting, the imitative exchanges between clarinet and violins at the start acquiring a structural presence as they progress towards a delicious ending that defies expectations.
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Invece le successive tre rafforzano in qualche modo l'ego del personaggio, esaltano il suo orgoglio: "-Come scrive bene, don Carlo!" esclamera don Luigino dopo aver letto le sue lettere (XVIII: 174); E don Carlo e'nu varone, canteranno i ragazzi, riconoscendolo quale membro di una classe sociale superiore (XIX: 176); lo stesso fara scherzando 1a zambra Parroccola: "--Non faccio per te, don Carlo."(XX: 191).
Concinit mater Actoris, referens confessiones M.: <<Mio figlio si confidava spesso con me, mi parlava dell'imminente matrimonio, quasi scherzando sceglieva gia il nome che avrebbe dato al suo primo figlio>>.
The melodiousness particularly manifests itself in the "pastel colours" of Oenek Pavlik's violin (the fifth movement, the beautiful theme on the G string), Ivan Klansky's effulgently poignant piano (the third movement, the Allegretto scherzando of the fourth movement, the Lento maestoso of the sixth movement) and Marek Jerie's heroic cello (the second movement--Poco adagio, the Cadenza, the main theme of the fourth movement, the introduction of the fifth movement)...
In the next piece, Philippe Gaubert's Nocturne et Allegro Scherzando. mother and daughter all the more forged a tight rapport and played with gusto.
Words that apply to the characteristic movement, such as maestoso, scherzando, vivo, mesto, etc., are often the most important description in expressive pieces.
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