Scherzo
A joke; a lively, often humorous movement.
Category
form
Pronunciation
SKER-tsoh
Origin
Italian
Length
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About Scherzo
Scherzo (literally "joke") is a vigorous movement in triple time that replaced the minuet from Beethoven onward. Despite its name, scherzos are often intense and dramatic.
More form terms
Through-Composed
View all formterms →A song structure where the music changes continuously without repeating sections for each verse
FugueA contrapuntal composition in which a subject is introduced and developed through imitative entries
Theme and VariationsA form in which a theme is stated and then altered through a series of variations
OstinatoA persistently repeated musical pattern or phrase.
PreludeAn introductory piece of music that precedes a larger work or stands as an independent short composition
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