SCHERZO


Meaning of SCHERZO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskert-(ˌ)sō ]

noun

( plural scherzos or scher·zi -(ˌ)sē)

Etymology: Italian, literally, joke, from scherzare

Date: 1852

: a sprightly humorous instrumental musical composition or movement commonly in quick triple time

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