Scherzo

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scherzo \Scher"zo\, n. [It.] (Mus.)
     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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scherzo
       n : a fast movement (usually in triple time)
       [also: {scherzi} (pl)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  28 Moby Thesaurus words for "scherzo":
     adagietto, adagio, allegretto, allegro, andante, andantino,
     crescendo, decrescendo, diminuendo, forte, fortissimo, larghetto,
     larghissimo, largo, legato, marcando, pianissimo, piano, pizzicato,
     prestissimo, presto, rallentando, ritardando, ritenuto, scherzando,
     spiccato, staccato, stretto