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scherzando

[ skert-sahn-doh, -san- ]

adjective

  1. (a musical direction) playful; sportive.


scherzando

/ skɛəˈtsændəʊ /

adjective

  1. to be performed in a light-hearted manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a movement, passage, etc, directed to be performed in this way
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scherzando1

First recorded in 1785–90; from Italian, gerund of scherzare “to joke”; scherzo
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scherzando1

Italian, literally: joking. See scherzo
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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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