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Answer for the clue "Between-acts musical fare ", 10 letters:
intermezzo

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1834, from Italian intermezzo "short dramatic performance between the acts of a play or opera," literally "that which is between," from Latin intermedius (see intermediate ).

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Intermezzo (also called Intermezzo: A Love Story ) (1939) is a romantic film made in the USA by Selznick International Pictures and nominated for two Academy Awards . It was directed by Gregory Ratoff and produced by David O. Selznick . It is a remake of ...

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

Usage examples of intermezzo.

Nel vostro rapporto non ave­te fatto alcun cenno degli intermezzi personali con la gio­vane signora.

A group of acrobats waited to go on at the intermezzo, a crowd of jesters in red tights, caps and dagged collars studded with little gold bells.

The audience outside demanded the intermezzo entertainment with a steady rhythmic clap.

There were no more incidents like the intermezzo of groveling which had shaken Paul to his very foundations just a couple of months before.

Elsewhere in my Autobiography I have told how the Intermezzo and the Largo came to be associated in my heart with Susy and Livy in their last hours in this life.