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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.

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

intermetacarpal intermetacarpal joints intermetal intermetallic intermetallic compound intermetallic phase intermetallics intermetals intermetameric intermetatarsal

intermetatarsal articulations intermetatarsal joints intermetatarseum intermewed intermezzi intermezzo (current term) intermezzos intermigration intermigrations interminability

interminable interminableness interminably interminate interminated intermination intermine intermined intermines intermingle

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 ..."

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