Then, the middle section appears in A major. After the middle section ends modulating in B flat minor , the first section reappears with a coda.


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Scherzo: Definition & Form

Sometimes the word "scherzando" "joking" is used in musical notation to indicate that a passage should be executed in a playful manner. An early use of the word scherzo in music is in light-hearted madrigals of the early baroque period , which were often called scherzi musicali , for example:. Later, composers applied the term scherzo , and sometimes badinerie [4] to certain instrumental works in fast tempos in duple meter time signature , for example:. The scherzo, as most commonly known today, developed from the minuet , and gradually came to replace it as the third sometimes second movement in symphonies , string quartets , sonatas , and similar works.


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  • It traditionally retains the triple meter time signature and ternary form of the minuet, but is considerably quicker. It is often, but not always, of a light-hearted nature.

    Scherzo No. 2 (Chopin)

    The scherzo itself is a rounded binary form , but, like the minuet, is usually played with the accompanying trio followed by a repeat of the scherzo, creating the ABA or ternary form. The "B" theme is a trio , a contrasting section not necessarily for only three instruments, as was often the case with the second minuet of classical suites the first Brandenburg Concerto has a famous example. The scherzo remained a standard movement in the symphony and related forms through the 19th century and beyond.

    Composers also began to write scherzi as pieces in themselves, stretching the boundaries of the form.


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      Scherzo Bb minor (Opus 31) - Frederic Chopin [Piano Tutorial] (Synthesia)