intermezzo (n.)

  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

  3. a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance

    [ Syn: interlude , entracte ]

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