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‖ scherzo Mus.
(ˈskɛərtsəʊ, ‖ ˈskertso)
[It., lit. sport, jest; of Teut. origin: cf. MHG., mod.G. scherz sport.]
A movement of a lively character, occupying the second or third place in a symphony or sonata. Also Comb., as scherzo-like adj.
1852Geo. Eliot Let. 13 Nov. (1954) II. 67, I went to one of Jullien's concerts..and endured the Polkas for the sake of Zampa and Mendelssohn's Scherzo. 1862E. Pauer in Programme 8 Mar., Scherzo, a piece of jocular and cheerful character. 1891Prout Counterpoint (ed. 2) 69 It is comparatively seldom that a long passage of double counterpoint is to be found in a scherzo. 1931Times 19 Feb. 10/1 The contrasts of solemnity and recklessness in the slow movement and scherzo were made particularly vivid. 1962Times 20 June 15/2 The scherzo-like middle movement. 1976Scotsman 20 Nov. 9/5 It was an exquisitely controlled and subtle performance,..delightfully airy in the scherzo-like variation.
fig.1907Q. Rev. Apr. 411 Shall we dwell..on the scherzo in the suite, that..comic exposure of the fantastic enigma called the ‘Mirror of Justices’? 1911O. Onions Widdershins 265 ‘Scherzos in Silver and Grey!’ he chuckled. 1955Sci. News Let. 25 June 411/3 The mockingbird [will]..ring in bits from the repertories of other birds, with catcalls and rusty-hinge squeaks by way of scherzo interludes. 1964Listener 12 Mar. 447/1 The play is a ruthless little fantasia (well named a scherzo).
Hence in dim. forms scherzetto |-ˈɛtəʊ|, scherzino |-ˈiːnəʊ|, a short passage or piece of music with the character of a scherzo.
1884F. Niecks Conc. Dict. Mus. Terms 273 Scherzino, a short or light scherzo. 1907T. S. Wotton Dict. Foreign Mus: Terms 169 Scherzettino, scherzetto.., a little scherzo. 1954Grove's Dict. Mus. (ed. 5) VII. 480/2 Scherzino or Scherzetto... The words are occasionally used for a short or very slight piece in the character of a scherzo. 1961Times 3 Jan. 3/4 Fricker's octet..was well chosen..for the sociability of its scherzetto. 1963Times 28 Jan. 5/2 Nothing could have been..more playful than the little scherzino movement in the faschingsschwank aus Wien. 1978Gramophone June 95/2 There is quite a well articulated performance of the Mab scherzetto by Rémy Corazza. |