ETYM Italian See Intermede.
1. A short movement coming between the major sections of a symphony.
2. A short piece of instrumental music composed for performance between acts of a drama or opera.
In music, a one-act comic opera, such as Pergolesi’s La Serva Padrona/The Maid as Mistress 1732; also a short orchestral interlude played between the acts of an opera to denote the passage of time. By extension, an intermezzo can also be a short piece to be played between other more substantial works, such as Brahms’ Three Intermezzos for Piano 1892. + prikaži više