Scherzo


noun, plural scherzos, scherzi
[skert-see] /ˈskɛrt si/ (Show IPA). Music.
1.
a movement or passage of light or playful character, especially as the second or third movement of a sonata or a symphony.
noun (pl) -zos, -zi (-tsiː)
1.
a brisk lively movement, developed from the minuet, with a contrastive middle section (a trio) See minuet (sense 2)

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