scherzo
noun/ˈskeətsəʊ/
/ˈskertsəʊ/
(plural scherzos)
(from Italian)- a short, lively piece of music, that is often part of a longer pieceTopics Musicc2Word OriginItalian, literally ‘jest’.
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