Scherzo

E834974

musical form musical movement

"Scherzo" is a lively, often playful musical piece or movement characterized by brisk tempo, rhythmic energy, and a sometimes darkly humorous tone.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Scherzo fantastique	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	musical form ⓘ musical movement ⓘ
canBe	independent concert piece ⓘ movement within a larger work ⓘ
commonPositionInWork	third movement of a sonata ⓘ third movement of a string quartet ⓘ third movement of a symphony ⓘ
contrastsWith	lyrical movement ⓘ slow movement ⓘ
developedFrom	minuet and trio ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	lively character ⓘ playful character ⓘ rhythmic energy ⓘ sometimes darkly humorous tone ⓘ
hasEtymology	Italian word meaning “joke” or “jest” ⓘ
hasForm	ternary form ⓘ
hasSection	da capo return of scherzo ⓘ scherzo section ⓘ trio section ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfProminence	Romantic period NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfRise	Classical period ⓘ
languageOfTerm	Italian ⓘ
notableComposerUser	Anton Bruckner GENERATED ⓘ Dmitri Shostakovich GENERATED ⓘ Felix Mendelssohn GENERATED ⓘ Franz Schubert GENERATED ⓘ Frédéric Chopin GENERATED ⓘ Gustav Mahler GENERATED ⓘ Johannes Brahms GENERATED ⓘ Ludwig van Beethoven GENERATED ⓘ Robert Schumann GENERATED ⓘ
oftenFeatures	motivic development ⓘ strong accents ⓘ sudden dynamic contrasts ⓘ syncopation ⓘ
oftenReplaces	minuet ⓘ
pluralForm	scherzi ⓘ
relatedForm	minuet ⓘ rondo ⓘ
typicalMeter	triple meter ⓘ
typicalMood	ironic ⓘ joking ⓘ sometimes sinister ⓘ
typicalTempo	fast ⓘ
usedIn	orchestral music ⓘ piano music ⓘ
usedInGenre	chamber music ⓘ solo piano music ⓘ sonata ⓘ string quartet ⓘ symphony ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ugly Season → hasPart → Scherzo ⓘ

Antonio Bazzini → notableWork → Scherzo ⓘ

this entity surface form: Scherzo fantastique