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单词 intermezzo
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Definition of intermezzo in English:

intermezzo

nounPlural intermezzos, Plural intermezzi ˌɪntəˈmɛtsəʊˌɪn(t)ərˈmɛtsoʊ
  • 1A short connecting instrumental movement in an opera or other musical work.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's funny, having known the chorus and the intermezzo well for years, I realised I only properly listened to the whole opera in order to write this blog entry.
    • It is worth remembering that intermezzos were never really supposed to contain the musical highlights of an evening.
    • After about 1750 the intermezzo evolved further into opera buffa.
    • The middle movements, intermezzos both, are characterised by mellow string and woodwind playing.
    • The intermezzo from his frivolous opera Hary Janos is considered one of his most entertaining scores.
    1. 1.1 A short piece for a solo instrument.
    2. 1.2 A light dramatic, musical, or other performance inserted between the acts of a play.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Later, there was a tradition to have intermedi / intermezzi between the acts of a play (most notably in Florence).

Origin

Late 18th century: from Italian, from Latin intermedium 'interval', neuter of intermedius (see intermediate).

Rhymes

mezzo
 
 

Definition of intermezzo in US English:

intermezzo

nounˌɪn(t)ərˈmɛtsoʊˌin(t)ərˈmetsō
  • 1A short connecting instrumental movement in an opera or other musical work.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • After about 1750 the intermezzo evolved further into opera buffa.
    • The intermezzo from his frivolous opera Hary Janos is considered one of his most entertaining scores.
    • The middle movements, intermezzos both, are characterised by mellow string and woodwind playing.
    • It's funny, having known the chorus and the intermezzo well for years, I realised I only properly listened to the whole opera in order to write this blog entry.
    • It is worth remembering that intermezzos were never really supposed to contain the musical highlights of an evening.
    1. 1.1 A short piece of music for a solo instrument.
    2. 1.2 A light dramatic, musical, or other performance inserted between the acts of a play.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Later, there was a tradition to have intermedi / intermezzi between the acts of a play (most notably in Florence).

Origin

Late 18th century: from Italian, from Latin intermedium ‘interval’, neuter of intermedius (see intermediate).

 
 
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