intermezzo

intermezzo
    n 1: a short movement coming between the major sections of a
         symphony
    2: a short piece of instrumental music composed for performance
       between acts of a drama or opera
    3: a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the
       sections of a longer performance [syn: {interlude},
       {intermezzo}, {entr'acte}]
    

Intermezzo \In`ter*mez"zo\, n. [It. See {Intermede}.] (Mus.)
   An interlude; an intermede. See {Intermede}.
   [1913 Webster]
    

105 Moby Thesaurus words for "intermezzo":
      abeyance, act, afterpiece, anacrusis, bass passage, bit, bourdon,
      break, bridge, burden, cadence, caesura, cease-fire, chaser,
      chorus, coda, coffee break, curtain, curtain call, curtain raiser,
      day off, development, divertimento, divertissement, division,
      downtime, drop, epilogue, exode, exodus, exposition,
      expository scene, figure, finale, folderol, half time,
      half-time intermission, harmonic close, hesitation, hoke act,
      holiday, interim, interlude, intermission, intermittence,
      interregnum, interruption, interval, introduction,
      introductory phrase, lapse, layoff, letup, lull, measure, movement,
      musical phrase, musical sentence, number, off-time, ornament, part,
      passage, pause, period, phrase, plateau, point of repose, prologue,
      quiet spell, recess, refrain, relief, remission, resolution,
      respite, response, rest, resting point, ritornello, routine, scene,
      section, shtick, sketch, skit, song and dance, stand-down,
      stand-up comedy act, stanza, statement, stay, strain, striptease,
      suspension, tailpiece, time off, time out, truce, turn, tutti,
      tutti passage, vacation, variation, verse