Scherzo for a Rat
By Daisy on March 17, 2024 9:07 pm
I am Grandma to a rat name Scherzo. Scherzo is a dance in 2/4 time but also one of my favorite Grand-rats. Scherzo-rat is a mischievous yet loving, male rat that gets ideas. I call him my Scherzy-Beast. A Scherzo dance, is jumpy with a dark quality to it--Merry Prankster--joker. Beethoven used a Scherzo as the dance movement in the 9th symphony instead of the traditional minuet in 3/4 time. I picture the opening of this piece's slow half notes as Scherzy-Beast awakens and surveys his realm. Then he gets busy! He jumps around dragging things he finds, hiding-- then jumping out to scare you. He is a laughing rat-- he giggles when you rub his tummy!
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