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noun, plural scher·zos, scher·zi 
[skert-see] . Music.
[skert-see] . Music. a movement or passage of light or playful character, especially as the second or third movement of a sonata or a symphony.
Origin:
1850–55; < Italian: joke, derivative of scherzare to joke, of Langobardic orig.
1850–55; < Italian: joke, derivative of scherzare to joke, of Langobardic orig.
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Scherzo
is always a great word to know.
So is half rest. Does it mean:
| quarter note that is lengthened by half |
| rest equal in time value to a half note |
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World English Dictionary
| scherzo (ˈskɛətsəʊ) | |
| —n , pl -zos, -zi | |
| See minuet a brisk lively movement, developed from the minuet, with a contrastive middle section (a trio) | |
| [Italian: joke, of Germanic origin; compare Middle High German scherzen to jest] | |
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scherzo
1852, from It. scherzo, lit. "sport, joke," from scherzare "to jest or joke," from a Gmc. source (cf. M.H.G. scherzen "to jump merrily, enjoy oneself," Ger. scherz "sport"). The lively second or third movement in a symphony or sonata.
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