scherzando
1 of 2adverb or adjective
scher·zan·do
skert-ˈsän-(ˌ)dō 
: in sportive manner : playfully
—used as a direction in music indicating style and tempo
allegretto scherzando
Examples of scherzando in a Sentence
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Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
The second-movement Andante scherzando had a lovely buoyancy.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2021
Parameswaran was in impressive command of the score, especially in the second movement, a scherzando dance with uneven meters and tricky cross-rhythms.
—cleveland.com, 20 Aug. 2019
Noun
Thus the mischief of the Allegretto scherzando was made more mischievous: Its huffy pace and hushed dialogues of oboes and flutes interrupted by scrubby strings.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
The second-movement Andante scherzando had a lovely buoyancy.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2021
Parameswaran was in impressive command of the score, especially in the second movement, a scherzando dance with uneven meters and tricky cross-rhythms.
—cleveland.com, 20 Aug. 2019
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“Scherzando.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scherzando. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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