scherzando

playful Scherzando, “playful,” is an adjective used in music. Like many musical terms, scherzando is of Italian origin, it being the gerund of the verb scherzare “to joke.” The noun scherzo, “a musical movement or passage of light or playful character,” is another derivative from the verb.

Definition of 'scherzando' 1. to be performed in a light-hearted manner. nounWord forms: plural -di (-diː ) or -dos. 2. a movement, passage, etc directed to be performed in this way.

in sportive manner : in sportive manner : playfully. used as a direction in music indicating style and tempo. allegretto scherzando.

skairt-ZAHN-doe. [Italian] A directive to perform the indicated passage of a composition in a lively, playful, merry, animated manner.

played slowly Adagio (Italian: 'slow'). Meaning the music should be played slowly.

: becoming gradually slower and more stately. used as a direction in music.

Adagio Lento – slowly (40–45 BPM) Largo – broadly (45–50 BPM) Adagio – slow and stately (literally, “at ease”) (55–65 BPM) Adagietto – rather slow (65–69 BPM)

Accelerando (accel.) Getting gradually faster Rallentando (rall.) Getting gradually slower Calando Softer and slower Ritardando (ritard., rit.) Retarding the speed Ritenuto (riten.)

the speed at Tempo means the speed at which a piece of music should be played. As with many other musical terms, Italian words are used to describe different tempos of music.

Tempo is the speed of a given piece of music. It is most commonly measured by the number of beats that occur in a minute known as beats per minute (BPM). Some of the more popular tempos include (from slowest to fastest) grave, lento, largo, adagio, andante, moderato, allegretto, allegro, vivace, presto, prestissimo.

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to be performed softly piano. A musical direction meaning “to be performed softly”; the opposite of forte. As the name of a musical instrument, it is short for pianoforte.