scherzando
Definition of the Italian term scherzando in music:
- playful, joking, merry
- musical composition of a playful, joking or merry character
Language
Italian
Abbreviation
scherz.
Synonyms
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include scherzando:
- allegretto scherzando – moderately fast and playful...
- allegro scherzando – fast and playful...
- poco scherzando – a little playful, a little merry
- scherzando con grazia – playful with grace
- scherzando e leggiero – playful and light
- scherzando e molto rubato – playful and very rubato
- scherzando e staccato – playful and staccato (with short and detached note...
- scherzando ma molto rubato – playful but very rubato
- scherzando ma non troppo vivo – playful but not too lively
- tranquillo e scherzando – peaceful and playful
Musical examples
Music scores that include scherzando:
- Alfredo Casella: Pupazzetti (1920) Page 1
- Arnold Schoenberg: Begleitungsmusik zu einer Lichtspielscene (1929‑1930) Page 5
- Charles-Marie Widor: 6 Duos (1867) Page 1
- Claude Debussy: 2 Arabesques (1890‑1891) Page 7
- Emile Jaques-Dalcroze: Violin Concerto No. 1 (ca. 1901) Page 4
- Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto: 2. Andante (1838‑1845) Page 1
- Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (1847) Page 8
- Robert Schumann: Symphonic Etudes (1834) Page 7
- Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto (1919) Page 3
- Victor Herbert: Naughty Marietta (1910) Page 2
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to scherzando: