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/ˈskɛətsəʊ/ · noun
(music) A piece of music or a movement from a larger piece such as a symphony; especially, a piece of music played in a playful manner..
At seven Val knocked – three shorts and one long, out of the scherzo of Beethoven’s Fifth – and I rushed to open.
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Scherzo means (music) A piece of music or a movement from a larger piece such as a symphony; especially, a piece of music played in a playful manner..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
At seven Val knocked – three shorts and one long, out of the scherzo of Beethoven’s Fifth – and I rushed to open.
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