vivace
2 of 2adverb or adjective
: in a brisk spirited manner
—used as a direction in music
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Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 13 July 2023
And the final Allegro vivace was gripping, Beethoven at his most charming and churlish.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
The Molto vivace finale, complete with Prokofiev’s surprise exposition repeat, was fleet and explosive.
—Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2023
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Noun
A bit of autopilot takes over patches of the virtuoso Mazeppa and Feux follets, but Lim brings rhetorical flair to the second movement Molto vivace, and real poetry to Paysage.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 13 July 2023
And the final Allegro vivace was gripping, Beethoven at his most charming and churlish.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
The Molto vivace finale, complete with Prokofiev’s surprise exposition repeat, was fleet and explosive.
—Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2023
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“Vivace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vivace. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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