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 A short piece for a solo instrument.
- 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).
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 A short piece of music for a solo instrument.
- 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).