Scherzo, also known as Scherzo, is a three-beat instrumental music. "Scherzo" means joke in Italian. Its main characteristics are brisk speed, active and clear rhythm, often sudden contrasts between strengths and weaknesses, and dance and dramatic characteristics. It often appears as the third movement in suites such as symphonies, replacing the court-style minuet. "Joker" refers to using music to express humorous and humorous tastes. As a piece of music, it is characterized by a 3/4 beat and a fast and lively rhythm. So it's kind of similar to a minuet, but a little faster.

From the 17th to the 19th century, the scherzo became a very popular genre and was often used as a movement of a classical suite. Many classical composers have also applied this genre to symphonies, usually as the theme of the third movement. Beethoven introduced scherzos and minuets in the third movement (sometimes in the second movement) of sonatas, symphonies, and quartets. The musical form structure is the same as that of the minuet, using a trilogy with a three-part middle section; however, the development method often has the nature of dynamic development, and the reproduction part is subject to change. Later, it evolved into independent instrumental music in the works of Chopin and Brahms. The four piano scherzos composed by Chopin are large in scale and profound in content; Brahms composed the piano piece Scherzo in E flat minor (Op. 4). Scherzo is often combined with other instrumental music genres, such as Dvo?ák's orchestral piece "Scherzo - Caprice" (D flat major, Op. 66), Chabrier's "Scherzo - Waltz", Proko Fiev's opera "March and Scherzo" etc.