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Its literal translation from the Italian is "Joke"

When seen on music it tells the players they are to play the piece as a sprightly humorous composition. This is most commonly in quick triple time

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By definition, a Scherzo is:

a lively piece played between two performances of a minuet - i.e. 'minuet - scherzo - minuet', a movement of a symphony (usually the third) or piano sonata, a work for solo piano.

The Minuet is a graceful "dance" in simple triple time

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Scherzo have a fast moving tempo. They are more comic or jocular in character with having a much lighter mood. Scherzo has an A B A ternary form.

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Which composer replace the minuet and trio with the scherzo?

beethoven


What was Beethoven minuet replace by?

By the Scherzo.


Minuet and trio and scherzo and trio have the same form?

Yes


Which composer established the scherzo as a regular alternative to the minuet movement?

Beethoven.


What is Scherzo?

A fast, rushing movement in triple meter used by Beethoven instead of a minuet


Where can I find a recording of Minuet - Scherzo for Tenor Sax by Joseph DeLuca?

There are a few places you can find a recording of Minuet - Scherzo for Tenor Sax by Joseph DeLuca. You can try going online and find a download or you can go to your local music store.


How can you tell a scherzino from a scherzo?

The Scherzino will be a shorter time duration than the Scherzo. The music format is identical, and both are usually sandwiched between two movements of a Minuet.


What is the usual order of classical symphony?

Typically three or four movements. In a four movement composition, the order could look like this: # allegro # adagio or some other slower style # minuet or scherzo # rondo or allegro


What movement of a symphony is based on a dance form?

Early classical symphonies included a minuet and trio movement, which is by definition dance-based. Later symphonies (from Beethoven onwards) tended to replace the minuet by a scherzo (meaning 'joke'), which is usually strongly rhythmical and may be dancelike.


Third movement of a Classical symphony?

Usually it was a minuet (from French "menuet"; in Italian "minuetto"), but sometimes other, normally a dance or a short sequence of dances, before the fourth (finale), that was commonly an allegro, as the first was as well.


What word do these mixed up letters represent zherosc?

scherzo A lively movement, commonly in 3/4 time, introduced as a replacement for a minuet in pieces with multiple movements.


How do you construct a symphony?

It is typically four movements. The first is fast and in sonata form The second is slow The third is a scherzo or minuet in trio form The fourth is fast and in sonata or rondo form