vivace

[ vi-vah-chey; Italian vee-vah-che ]

/ vɪˈvɑ tʃeɪ; Italian viˈvɑ tʃɛ /

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adverb, adjective

(a musical direction) vivacious; lively.

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Origin of vivace

1675–85; <Italian <Latin vīvāc-, stem of vīvāx, long-lived, lively; see vivacity

Words nearby vivace

vituline, vituperate, vituperation, vituperative, viva, vivace, vivacious, vivacity, Vivaldi, Vivaldi, Antonio, vivandière

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How to use vivace in a sentence

This desire the composer satisfies only partially in the last movement (Rondo vivace, 2-4, E major).
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
Sans le moindre soupon d'imitation ou de rminiscences, Jules Laforgue a sauvegard une originalit vivace.
Instigations|Ezra Pound
The Allegretto vivace of the first of these quartets was long a rock of offence.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer
At the close of the last movement of the quartet there occurred a meno vivace, which seemed to me to weaken the general effect.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer

Outside sounded the clicking and clinking of glasses, a staccato of guffaws, tones vivace.
Half A Chance|Frederic S. Isham

British Dictionary definitions for vivace

vivace

/ (vɪˈvɑːtʃɪ) /

adjective, adverb

music to be performed in a brisk lively manner

Word Origin for vivace

C17: from Italian, from Latin vīvax long-lived, vigorous, from vīvere to live

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