humoresque
/ˌhjuːməˈrɛsk
/noun
A short, lively piece of music.This humoresque was founded upon song from the Broadway show Sinbad....
- The humoresques are late examples of this, written, I believe, before the Finnish government granted the composer a lifetime stipend.
Origin
Late 19th century: from German Humoreske, from Humor 'humour'.