scherzo
pronunciation
How to pronounce scherzo in British English:
UK [ˈskeətsəʊ]
How to pronounce scherzo in American English:
US [ˈskertsoʊ]
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- Noun:
- a fast movement (usually in triple time)
Word Origin
- scherzo
- scherzo: see scorn
- scherzo (n.)
- 1852, from Italian scherzo, literally "sport, joke," from scherzare "to jest or joke," from a Germanic source (compare Middle High German scherzen "to jump merrily, enjoy oneself," German scherz "sport"), from PIE *(s)ker- (2) "leap, jump about." The lively second or third movement in a multi-movement musical work. Scherzando is the Italian gerund of scherzare.
Example
- 1. Scherzo a la russe , for jazz band .
- 2. Scherzo : allegro - molto meno allegro .