noun
- plural of intermezzo; short musical compositions performed between acts of an opera or play, or independent instrumental pieces
Usage: musical term
Examples
- The opera featured beautiful intermezzos between each act.
- Brahms composed several famous intermezzos for piano.
- The theater program included brief intermezzos to allow for scene changes.
- These intermezzos provided a peaceful contrast to the dramatic main pieces.
- The pianist performed three Romantic intermezzos as an encore.
- The intermezzos helped maintain the audience’s attention during the long performance.