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Music Glossary Tempo markings Scherzo


Scherzo - Musical Definition


Scherzo - A joke, a playful piece.
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Sheet Music examples where the term 'Scherzo'   is used:

The scherzo became a standard form in the third movement of romantic symphonies (replacing the classical minuet). The most famous examples can be found in the symphonies of Beethoven:





Other examples of use:
    Mendelssohn
    A Midsummer Night's Dream Flute...

    Chopin
    Scherzo Op. 31 No. 2 in B-flat mino...
    (public domain)

    Holst
    Scherzo from Moorside Suite

    Chopin
    Piano Sonata Op.35 No. 2 in B-flat ...

    Mendelssohn
    Scherzo from A Midsummer Night'...

    Muller
    Scherzo in F from Instructive Ubung...

    van Goens
    Scherzo Op.12 No.2

    Chopin
    Scherzo Op. 39 No. 3 in C-sharp min...
    (public domain)

    Bruckner
    Symphony No.7 Scherzo

    Brahms
    Scherzo Op. 4
    (public domain)

    Beethoven
    Scherzo No. 2 from Seven Bagatelles...

    Scriabin
    Scherzo for String Orchestra

    Chopin
    Scherzo Op. 54 No. 4 in E major
    (public domain)

    Schumann
    Scherzo (originally intended for So...
    (public domain)

    Chopin
    Scherzo 3, Op.39

    Rachmaninoff
    Scherzo in D minor

    Bach
    Scherzo in D minor, BWV 844

    Schumann
    Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op.52

    Tchaikovsky
    Suite No. 2, Op. 53 III. Scherzo h...
    (public domain)

    Mendelssohn
    Scherzo a capriccio, WoO 3


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