vivace

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

vivace

/ vɪˈvɑːtʃɪ /

Origin of vivace¹

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

Origin of vivace¹

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

This desire the composer satisfies only partially in the last movement (Rondo vivace, 2-4, E major).

Sans le moindre soupon d'imitation ou de rminiscences, Jules Laforgue a sauvegard une originalit vivace.

The Allegretto vivace of the first of these quartets was long a rock of offence.

At the close of the last movement of the quartet there occurred a meno vivace, which seemed to me to weaken the general effect.

Outside sounded the clicking and clinking of glasses, a staccato of guffaws, tones vivace.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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