scherzando


scher·zan·do

S0133300 (skĕrt-sän′dō) Music adv. & adj. In a light playful manner. Used chiefly as a direction.n. pl. scher·zan·dos A scherzando passage.
[Italian, gerund of scherzare, to joke, from Old Italian; see scherzo.]

scherzando

(skɛəˈtsændəʊ) musicadj, adv (Music, other) to be performed in a light-hearted mannern, pl -di (-diː) or -dos (Music, other) a movement, passage, etc, directed to be performed in this way[Italian, literally: joking. See scherzo]

scher•zan•do

(skɛrtˈsɑn doʊ, -ˈsæn-)

adj. playful; sportive (used as a musical direction). [1805–15; < Italian, ger. of scherzare to joke]