Intermezzo
A piece played between other compositions or acts.
Category
form
Pronunciation
in-ter-MED-zoh
Origin
Italian
Length
86 words · 1 min read
About Intermezzo
Intermezzo (literally "in the middle") refers to a composition inserted between larger works. In opera, it originated as a short comic piece between acts.
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