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scherzo

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scherzo

Summary

scherzo is a musical form[1]. scherzo has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • scherzo's instance of is recorded as musical form[3].
  • scherzo's instance of is recorded as type of musical work/composition[4].
  • scherzo is a type of composed musical work[5].
  • scherzo is part of symphony[6].
  • scherzo is part of sonata[7].
  • scherzo is part of quartet[8].
  • scherzo's Commons category is recorded as Scherzos[9].
  • scherzo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Scherzos[10].
  • scherzo's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[11].
  • scherzo's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[12].
  • scherzo's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • scherzo's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • scherzo's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • scherzo's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include musical form[3] and type of musical work/composition[4]. scherzo is a type of composed musical work[5].

Use and Application

Part of include symphony[6], a type of musical work/composition[17], founded in 1600[18]; sonata[7], a type of musical work/composition[19], founded in 1600[20]; and quartet[8], a type of musical work/composition[21].

Why It Matters

scherzo has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] scherzo is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

composed musical work

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford reference overview id → 20110810105810134
    Proleksis enciklopedija id → 45137
    Hrvatska enciklopedija id → 54861
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → scherzo_-_musikk
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetreference-set:2| */ [[Property:P4342]]: scherzo_-_musikk, fix redirect [[Q30172599]] → [[Q746368]] ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/b2a128d818c|details]])"
  2. 15w ago · Sabelöga · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ne.se id → scherzo
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3222]]: scherzo, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/12735060|scherzo (#12735060)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/257|NE.se ID]] #mix'n'match"
  3. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → u0002006-scherza
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: u0002006-scherza, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  4. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Scherzos
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Riemann's Music Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +3
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 29843, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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