SCHERZO
\ʃˈɜːzə͡ʊ], \ʃˈɜːzəʊ], \ʃ_ˈɜː_z_əʊ]\
Definitions of SCHERZO
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
- 1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
- 1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
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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.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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sker'ts[=o], n. (mus.) a passage or movement of a lively character, forming part of a musical composition of some length, as a symphony, quartette, or sonata.--adj. SCHERZAN'DO, playful. [It. scherzo, a jest, scherzare, to play--Teut.; Mid. High Ger. scherz (Ger. scherz, Dut. scherts), jest.]
By Thomas Davidson
By Sir Augustus Henry
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