vif – Definition in music

Definition of the French term vif in music:

lively

Language

French

Singular

vif (m)vive (f)

Plural

vifs (m)vives (f)

French musical terms that include vif:

assez vif – rather lively, rather quick...
moins vif – less lively, less quick
très vif – very lively

Music scores that include vif:

Charles-Auguste de Bériot: Violin Concerto No. 9 (1850) Page 1
Matthijs Vermeulen: Cello Sonata No. 2 (1927‑38) Page 7
Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin (1914‑1917) Page 1

French musical terms related to vif:

alerte – alert, lively, brisk
allègre – cheerful, gay, lively
allègrement – cheerfully, gaily, lively
animé – lively, animated
guilleret – jolly, lively
ranimant – reviving, restoring, becoming livelier
ranimer – to revive, to restore, to become livelier
ravivé – revived, restored, made livelier
svelte – quick, brisk, lively
vivacité – vivacity, liveliness
vive – lively...
vivement – forcefully, vigorously