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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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Which composer replace the minuet and trio with the scherzo?

beethoven


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

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

Beethoven.


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