Scherzhaftigkeit

Ger. n. (sherts'-haf-tikh-kit) Schlagfeder (shlakh-fa'-der) Ger. n.m; Literally, striking-quill: a plectru Jocosene ; jocularity; humorous a little piece of ivory or shell used ne ; playfulne . ments a9 scherzo (sker-tso) It. n. such in str up luck by players or on man dol the the zither in to Literally, a joke or jest. to plectro n (Grk.). 1. Instrumental composition of a strings. Equivalent humorous character. Beethoven was Schlag instru ment') mentn. (shlakh' - In - stroo- Ger. pre-eminently succe ful in handling ment. of percu ion, as tne An instru drum or cymbal this form and has written compos i- 476 457 Schnelligkeit Schlagmanieren is used at the end of a composition,