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 | | In (An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner) music, an intermezzo, in the most general sense, is a composition which fits between other musical or dramatic entities, such as acts of a play or movements of a larger musical work. |
 | | The intermezzo, in the (Click link for more info and facts about 18th century) 18th century, was a comic operatic interlude inserted between acts or scenes of an (Click link for more info and facts about opera seria) opera seria. |
 | | In the (Click link for more info and facts about 19th century) 19th century the intermezzo acquired another meaning: an instrumental piece which was either a movement between two others in a larger work, or a character piece which could stand on its own. |
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