intermezzo

A brief entertainment between two acts of a play; an entr’acte.

A short movement separating the major sections of a lengthy composition or work.

An independent instrumental composition having the character of such a movement.

A light and pleasing dramatic entertainment introduced between the acts of a tragedy, comedy, or grand opera; later, a ballet divertissement introduced in like manner.

In music: A short musical work of light character inserted between the acts of a serious drama or opera; a burlesque or comedy. The intermezzo was the germ of the opera bouffe or comic opera.

A short composition, without any definite musical form, introduced in an extended musical work, or a piece composed in a similar style.

An interlude; an intermede. See intermede.

A short piece of music or act in the interval of the main spectacle; a theatrical interlude.

a short movement coming between the major sections of a symphony