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vivace

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

adverb

  1. (a musical direction) vivacious; lively.


vivace

/ ±¹ÉªËˆ±¹É‘˳Ùʃɪ /

adjective

  1. music to be performed in a brisk lively manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vivace1

1675–85; < Italian < Latin ±¹Ä«±¹Ä峦-, stem of ±¹Ä«±¹Äå³æ, long-lived, lively; vivacity
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of vivace1

C17: from Italian, from Latin ±¹Ä«±¹²¹³æ long-lived, vigorous, from ±¹Ä«±¹±ð°ù±ð to live
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Pair that with a vivace salad, with sliced strawberries, Bulgarian feta and a sprinkling of paprika, and you have my kind of balanced meal: something light and refreshing, something rich and rewarding, everything delicious.

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Then, like Bizet’s allegro vivace finale, Pitchfix adds a nifty, gently curved notch at the top of the tool as its final flourish.

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A spirited minuet and galloping vivace brought the audience to its feet for a standing ovation before Koopman led the orchestra in an encore, a repeat of Rameau’s “Rondeau.â€

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The second movement has a middle section usually played “prestissimo,†as fast as possible, when in fact Tchaikovsky wanted a less frenetic “allegro vivace.â€

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The “Molto Vivace†pas de deux, choreographed by Stephen Baynes, was far from molto vivace.

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