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Playfully, jokingly — with humor and lightness.
Scherzando implies wit and mischief. Use it for passages with rhythmic playfulness, unexpected accents, or comic effects. It often suggests light staccato and slightly faster tempo.
Prokofiev's "Classical" Symphony, finale — the scherzando passages are full of witty rhythmic surprises.
Scherzando is one of 228 terms in the Gradus musical dictionary, where every definition is written around how composers actually use the word.
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