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scherzo::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | movement |
Examples of scherzo
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This straightforward approach slurred much of the dramatic poetry in the scherzo.
From the suntimes.com
In the pizzicato sections of the scherzo Davis seemed just to sit back and listen.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Soloist Cho-Liang Lin dazzled in the finale, and the scherzo had some pizzazz.
From the dallasnews.com
The second movement, the scherzo, starts with much the same theme, dialed back a bit.
From the kentucky.com
The second movement scherzo was elegant enough, but needed more direction.
From the dispatch.com
Other than some shaky transitions in the scherzo sections, the ensemble was very good.
From the washingtonpost.com
The triumphant and exhilarating finale begins without interruption after the scherzo.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The lively and bracing scherzo is a stark counterpoint to the andante.
From the sacbee.com
This scherzo became cartoon-like in its lurches from minutely small to very, very large.
From the washingtonpost.com
- A fast movement (usually in triple time)
- A scherzo (plural scherzi) is a piece of music, often a movement from a larger piece such as a symphony or a sonata. ...
- Scherzo is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is the beginning of the "Divergent Universe" saga which continued until The Next Life.
- "Joke." A piece in a lively tempo. A movement of a symphony, sonata, or quartet in quick triple time, replacing the minuet.
- The term scherzo literally means "joke." In music, it is used to either describe an instrumental piece with a light, humorous character, or the second or third movement of a symphony or quartet (in place of the minuet). ...
- A rapid dance-like movement usually found as the third movement of a symphony or chamber work.
- Term designating lively and usually lighthearted instrumental music; most commonly used to label the fast-tempo movement of a symphony, sonata, etc.
- 1) A movement or piece that is light in style. 2) Beethoven and many of the composers who came after him put scherzos in their symphonies instead of minuets; often fast with a variety of style ranging from light and playful to sinister and macabre. ...
- The Italian word for "jest" or "joke." In music this usually takes the form of an instrumental piece in rapid triple meter and often full of rhythmic surprises, humor and abrupt shifts of loud and soft, high and low, and other contrasting elements.
