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Definition of Intermezzo
1. Noun. A short movement coming between the major sections of a symphony.
2. Noun. A short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera.
3. Noun. A brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance.
Generic synonyms: Show
Category relationships: Music
Derivative terms: Interlude
Definition of Intermezzo
1. n. An interlude; an intermede. See Intermede.
Definition of Intermezzo
1. Noun. A short piece of music or act in the interval of the main spectacle; a theatrical interlude. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Intermezzo
1. [n -MEZZOS or -MEZZI]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Intermezzo
Literary usage of Intermezzo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Music and Musicians by Albert Lavignac (1903)
"In this case it is usual to write each in a different key. Also there may be a Coda.
The intermezzo has no determinate form. These little pieces are hors ..."
2. Music Appreciation Taught by Means of the Phonograph, for Use in Schools by Kathryn Emilie Stone (1922)
"An intermezzo is a short musical composition introduced between the acts of a
play or ... (Play "intermezzo.") Ask pupils to notice the breathless haste and ..."
3. The Pianoforte and Its Music by Henry Edward Krehbiel (1911)
"IX Beethoven—An intermezzo THE characterization of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
which I made in the preceding chapter (and which I should like to have ..."