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scherzando
[ skert-sahn-doh, -san- ]
adjective
- (a musical direction) playful; sportive.
scherzando
/ skɛəˈtsændəʊ /
adjective
- to be performed in a light-hearted manner
noun
- a movement, passage, etc, directed to be performed in this way
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scherzando1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of scherzando1
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Example Sentences
Schindlers account of the origin of the famous Allegretto Scherzando adds a new name to our dramatis person.
It is now to be seen whether Schindlers account of the Allegretto Scherzando will bear examination.
Schindler here prints the now well-known canon and adds: Out of this canon was developed the Allegretto Scherzando.
The middle movement is a Scherzando, and thereby hangs a little tale.
The change of time to triple, at the part marked scherzando is unexpected and strikingly original.
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