intermezzo
Definition of the Italian term intermezzo in music:
- literally "something in between"
- interlude (short piece of music or dramatic performance performed between two acts, movements, or verses)
- short piece of music in the style of an interlude
- period that comes between two others and is different from them
Language
Italian
Singular
intermezzo
Plural
intermezzi
Synonym
Musical examples
Music scores that include intermezzo:
- Arrigo Cappelletti: Intermezzo epico (ca. 1940) Page 1
- Georges Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1: III. Intermezzo (1885) Page 1
- Johannes Brahms: 6 Klavierstücke (1893) Page 1
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to intermezzo:
- entrata – introduction, intro, prelude...
- intermedietto – short interlude
- intermedio – intermediate, middle...
- preludio – prelude (introduction)
- ritornello – a repeat...