About The Word Intermezzo

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Intermezzo

Intermezzo Meaning & Definition
Intermezzo Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Intermezzo?

[n] a brief show (music or dance etc) performed between the sections of another performance
[n] a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera
[n] a short movement coming between the major sections of a symphony

Synonyms | Synonyms for Intermezzo: entr'acte | interlude

Related Terms | Find terms related to Intermezzo: abeyance | act | afterpiece | anacrusis | bass passage | bit | bourdon | break | bridge | burden | cadence | caesura | cease-fire | chaser | chorus | coda | coffee break | curtain | curtain call | curtain raiser | day off | development | divertimento | divertissement | division | downtime | drop | epilogue | exode | exodus | exposition | expository scene | figure | finale | folderol | half time | half-time intermission | harmonic close | hesitation | hoke act | holiday | interim | interlude | intermission | intermittence | interregnum | interruption | interval | introduction | introductory phrase | lapse | layoff | letup | lull | measure | movement | musical phrase | musical sentence | number | off-time | ornament | part | passage | pause | period | phrase | plateau | point of repose | prologue | quiet spell | recess | refrain | relief | remission | resolution | respite | response | rest | resting point | ritornello | routine | scene | section | shtick | sketch | skit | song and dance | stand-down | stand-up comedy act | stanza | statement | stay | strain | striptease | suspension | tailpiece | time off | time out | truce | turn | tutti | tutti passage | vacation | variation | verse

See Also | composition | movement | musical composition | opus | piece | piece of music | show

Intermezzo In Webster's Dictionary

\In`ter*mez"zo\, n. [It. See {Intermede}.] (Mus.) An interlude; an intermede. See {Intermede}.

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