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Definition of Scherzo

Scherzo
Scherzo Scher"zo, n. [It.] (Mus.) 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.

Meaning of Scherzo from wikipedia

- A scherzo (/ˈskɛərtsoʊ/, UK also /ˈskɜːrt-/, Italian: [ˈskertso]; plural scherzos or scherzi), in western classical music, is a short composition – sometimes...
- Frédéric Chopin's four scherzos (or scherzi) are single-movement pieces for solo piano, composed between 1833 and 1843. They are often linked to Chopin's...
- Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor performed by Alice Gi-Young Hwang Problems playing this file? See media help. Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor performed by...
- The Overture, Scherzo and Finale (German: Ouvertüre, Scherzo und Finale) in E major is a work for symphony orchestra by Robert Schumann. It is his opus...
- Scherzo Tarantelle Op. 16 is a virtuosic piece for solo violin and piano composed by Henryk Wieniawski. It was written in 1885. It was likely inspired...
- Scherzo diabolico (Diabolical scherzo) is the third of the Études in the minor keys, Op. 39 for solo piano by the French composer Charles-Valentin Alkan...
- The Cat and The Mouse is a composition by the American classical music composer Aaron Copland. The first of his works to be published, it was written shortly...
- The Scherzo No. 4, Op. 54, in E major by Frédéric Chopin was composed in 1842 in Nohant. The scherzo was published in 1843. Unlike the preceding three...
- third movement is in ternary form, consisting of a scherzo and trio. Beethoven started using a scherzo as a 3rd movement in the 3rd symphony (breaking with...
- Scherzo in G minor may refer to: Scherzo in G minor, third movement of the Octet (Mendelssohn), and later orchestrated as an alternative third movement...