Noun: intermezzo (intermezzi,intermezzos) ,in-tu(r)'met-sow
- A short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera
"The intermezzo provided a moment of calm between the dramatic scenes"
- A short movement coming between the major sections of a symphony
"The intermezzo offered a contrasting mood to the surrounding movements"
- (music) a brief show (music or dance etc.) inserted between the sections of a longer performance
"The orchestra played a light intermezzo between the two acts of the opera";
- interlude, entr'acte
Derived forms: intermezzi, intermezzos
Type of: composition, movement, musical composition, opus, piece, piece of music, show
Encyclopedia: Intermezzo