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scher·zo

(skĕr′tsō)

n. pl. scher·zos or scher·zi (-tsē)

A lively movement, commonly in 3/4 time, introduced as a replacement for a minuet in pieces with multiple movements.

[Italian, joke, scherzo, from Old Italian scherzare, to joke, perhaps of Germanic origin.]

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scherzo

(ˈskɛətsəʊ)

n, pl -zos or -zi (-tsiː)

(Music, other) a brisk lively movement, developed from the minuet, with a contrastive middle section (a trio). See minuet²

[Italian: joke, of Germanic origin; compare Middle High German scherzen to jest]

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scher•zo

(ˈskɛrt soʊ)

n., pl. scher•zos, scher•zi (ˈskɛrt si)

a musical movement of playful character, typically in aba form.

[1850–55; < Italian: joke, derivative of scherzare to joke < Langobardic]

scherzo

A lively piece, often humorous, in triplet time and used for the third movement of symphonies and sonatas.

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scherzo - a fast movement (usually in triple time)

movement - a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata; "the second movement is slow and melodic"

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scherzo

[ˈskɜːtsəʊ] N (scherzos or scherzi (pl)) [ˈskɜːtsiː] → scherzo m

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scherzo

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She opened the piano and sang, played charming nocturnes and scherzos with a grace and sentiment which displayed a perfect freedom of mind, thus triumphing over her father, whose darkling face showed no softening.

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Questi, in dialogo gioioso con Useppe (conoscitore della loro lingua), gli dedicano la famosa canzonetta: "E uno scherzo uno scherzo tutto uno scherzo", vero enigma critico, aperto a un ampio ventaglio di possibilita interpretative.

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The orchestra mastered each 'movement' and the scherzo was most impressive in which the maniacal rhythms and harmonic clashes suggest RVW's mood at the time.

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A hurly-burly scherzo gave the orchestra the chance to showcase more of the crisp switch in dynamics, while the only purgatory in the purgatorio third movement (surely at heart more pastoral?) was waiting for the consumptive coughing to subside ahead of it.

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Alan Mao played a challenging selection, including Waltz Scherzo no.7 by Dmitri Shostakovich and Little Monkey by Chia Chen Chou.