From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishscherzoscher‧zo /ˈskeətsəʊ $ ˈskertsoʊ/ noun (plural scherzos) [countable] APMa happy piece of music that is meant to be played quickly
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scherzo• They also found the filigree lightness necessary for the Octet scherzo.• The point at which a minuet is no longer a minuet, but becomes a waltz or scherzo, is ultimately indefinable.• Miguel and I danced the scherzo together.• The scherzo resumes the sense of not-so-contained violence; and the Presto finale is taken at a dangerously fast pace.Origin scherzo (1800-1900) Italian “joke” 