intermezzo
a short dramatic, musical, or other entertainment of light character, introduced between the acts of a drama or opera.
a short musical composition between main divisions of an extended musical work.
a short, independent musical composition.
Origin of intermezzo
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How to use intermezzo in a sentence
Later it is interrupted by a lyric intermezzo, brief but pathetically sweet.
Descriptive Analyses of Piano Works | Edward Baxter PerryThen follows an intermezzo in the key of the relative minor.
The Pianoforte Sonata | J.S. ShedlockThus, in spite of the disturbing intermezzo, the concert terminated to the general satisfaction of all.
Louis Spohr's Autobiography | Louis SpohrShe swung round on her music-stool and began the intermezzo again, getting up as her aunt entered with Edith.
Arundel | Edward Frederic BensonThis note sounds much more clearly—one might say defiantly—through the last two acts of "intermezzo."
The Lonely Way--Intermezzo--Countess Mizzie | Arthur Schnitzler
British Dictionary definitions for intermezzo
/ (ˌɪntəˈmɛtsəʊ) /
a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between the acts or scenes of an opera, drama, etc
an instrumental piece either inserted between two longer movements in an extended composition or intended for independent performance
another name for interlude (def. 3)
Origin of intermezzo
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