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intermezzo
intermezzo . 1 Any theatrical entertainment of a light nature performed between the divisions of a longer, more serious work. 2 In the 17th and 18th cent., a short independent comic scene with everyday characters was interpolated between acts of serious operas. In the 18th cent. it developed into opera buffa (see opera ); a famous example is Pergolesi 's La serva padrona.3 In the 19th cent., a short independent piece having the character of an interlude, or a movement of such character in a larger work such as a symphony or sonata. It was a favorite form of Schumann and Brahms. |
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"intermezzo." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "intermezzo." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-intermez.html "intermezzo." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-intermez.html |
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in·ter·mez·zo / ˌintərˈmetsō/ • n. (pl. -mez·zi / -ˈmetsē/ or -mez·zos ) a short connecting instrumental movement in an opera or other musical work. ∎ a similar piece performed independently. ∎ a short piece for a solo instrument. ∎ a light dramatic, musical, or other performance inserted between the acts of a play. |
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"intermezzo." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "intermezzo." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-intermezzo.html "intermezzo." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-intermezzo.html |
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Intermezzo
Intermezzo (Intermedio), interpolation of a light, often comic, character performed between the acts of serious dramas or operas in Italy in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. They usually dealt with mythological or classical subjects, and could be given as independent entertainments for guests at royal or noble festivals, on the lines of the English disguising and dumb-show, the French momerie and entremets, or the Spanish entremés.
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Intermezzo." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Intermezzo." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Intermezzo.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Intermezzo." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-Intermezzo.html |
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Intermezzo
Intermezzo. ‘Bourgeois comedy with symphonic interludes’ in 2 acts by R. Strauss, comp. 1917–23 to his own lib. (based on a marital incident in his life, the two main characters being portraits of himself and his wife Pauline). Prod. Dresden 1924, Vienna 1927, NY (concert) 1963, Curtis Inst., Philadelphia (stage) 1977, Edinburgh 1965, Glyndebourne 1974.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Intermezzo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Intermezzo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-Intermezzo.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "Intermezzo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-Intermezzo.html |
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intermezzo
intermezzo (intermedio) (It.; Fr. intermède). In the middle. This word has undergone several changes in application, viz., (1) Originally, in 16th-cent. It., a mus. entertainment interpolated between sections of more serious fare, such as songs or madrigals, or between the acts of a play. Earliest recorded was at Florence 1539. In France, the intermèdes were sometimes on a sumptuous scale and sometimes comprised ballet only. Those by Lully for Molière's plays preceded or followed the comedy in addition to separating its acts and in some cases had nothing to do with the plot, e.g. the Ballet des Nations which concluded Le bourgeois gentilhomme (1670).(2) With the development of opera seria, based invariably on mythological legends, the intermezzo became popular because of its contrasted, more realistic, and topical, often comic, characters. At the beginning of the 18th cent., comic characters were admitted into opera seria in scenes near the end of an act, thus forming a separate plot, an intermezzo. Most popular of these intermezzi was Pergolesi's La serva padrona (The maid as mistress) (1733). From this form developed opera buffa.(3) By the 19th cent. the word had come to be applied in the same sense as interlude; and for a short orch. piece inserted into an opera to denote a lapse of time, as in Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana, or summarizing events as in the ‘Walk to the Paradise Garden’ in Delius's A Village Romeo and Juliet.(4) A short movt. in a sym., conc., or sonata, e.g. the slow movement of Schumann's pf. conc.(5) Short independent pf. pieces by Brahms, Schumann, etc.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "intermezzo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "intermezzo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-intermezzo.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "intermezzo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-intermezzo.html |
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intermezzo
intermezzo Light theatrical entertainment performed to music between the acts of a drama or opera. The earliest intermezzi date from the late 15th century. The 18th-century intermezzi of operas were the basis for the development of opera buffa. Today, the term most commonly refers to an instrumental interlude during the course of an opera.
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"intermezzo." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "intermezzo." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-intermezzo.html "intermezzo." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-intermezzo.html |
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intermezzo
intermezzo (mus.) piece intervening between two main parts of a composition. XIX. — It. — L. intermedius (see prec.).
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T. F. HOAD. "intermezzo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "intermezzo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-intermezzo.html T. F. HOAD. "intermezzo." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-intermezzo.html |
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"intermezzo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "intermezzo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-intermezzo.html "intermezzo." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-intermezzo.html |
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