Scherzo - Musical Definition
Scherzo - A joke, a playful piece.
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...
Bruckner
Symphony No.7 Scherzo
van Goens
Scherzo Op.12 No.2
Chopin
Scherzo Op. 39 No. 3 in C-sharp min...
(public domain)
Beethoven
Scherzo No. 2 from Seven Bagatelles...
Brahms
Scherzo Op. 4
(public domain)
Scriabin
Scherzo for String Orchestra
Chopin
Scherzo Op. 54 No. 4 in E major
(public domain)
Schumann
Scherzo (originally intended for So...
(public domain)
Rachmaninoff
Scherzo in D minor
Chopin
Scherzo 3, Op.39
Bach
Scherzo in D minor, BWV 844
Tchaikovsky
Suite No. 2, Op. 53 III. Scherzo h...
(public domain)
Schumann
Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op.52
Mendelssohn
Scherzo a capriccio, WoO 3
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