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vivace
[ vi-vah-chey; Italian vee-vah-che ]
adverb
- (a musical direction) vivacious; lively.
vivace
/ vɪˈvɑːtʃɪ /
adjective
- music to be performed in a brisk lively manner
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vivace1
C17: from Italian, from Latin vīvax long-lived, vigorous, from vīvere to live
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Example Sentences
This desire the composer satisfies only partially in the last movement (Rondo vivace, 2-4, E major).
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Sans le moindre soupon d'imitation ou de rminiscences, Jules Laforgue a sauvegard une originalit vivace.
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The Allegretto vivace of the first of these quartets was long a rock of offence.
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At the close of the last movement of the quartet there occurred a meno vivace, which seemed to me to weaken the general effect.
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Outside sounded the clicking and clinking of glasses, a staccato of guffaws, tones vivace.
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