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Scherzo

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

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

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A piece of music or a movement from a larger piece such as a symphony; especially, a piece of music played in a playful manner.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A playful, humorous movement, commonly in 3-4 measure, which often takes the place of the old minuet and trio in a sonata or a symphony.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. In music, a passage or movement of a light or playful character; specifically, one of the usual movements of a sonata or symphony, following the slow movement, and taking the place of the older minuet, and, like it, usually combined with a trio. The scherzo was first established in its place by Beethoven.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a fast movement (usually in triple time)

Word Usage

"The first movement went at a tremendous, irresistible pace, the slow one stayed just on the right side of sentimentality, the scherzo was a tissue of delicate tracery, the finale joyously affirmative."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

movement

Cross Reference

scherzando

Variant

scherzi

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