Entract - Entract

Japanese: アントラクト - あんとらくと
Entract - Entract

…(3) Interlude music, usually instrumental, played between the acts of a play or opera. Since the second half of the 17th century, it has also been called intermezzo, act-tune, or entr'acte. Examples of interludes include Schubert's Rosamunde and Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream. These are often performed alone.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "entract" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…(3)劇やオペラの幕間に奏される劇間音楽で,通例,器楽曲。17世紀後半以降,インテルメッツォintermezzo,アクト・チューンact‐tune,アントラクトentr’acteなどの名でも呼ばれ,シューベルトの《ロザムンデ》,メンデルスゾーンの《真夏の夜の夢》などの間奏曲は代表的なものである。これらは単独に演奏されることも多い。…

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