vite – Definition in music

Definition of the French term vite in music:

quick, fast

Language

French

French musical terms that include vite:

assez vite – rather fast, rather quick...
double plus vite – twice as fast
encore plus vite – even faster
le double plus vite – twice as fast
le plus vite possible – as fast as possible
moins vite – less fast, less quick
pas trop vite – not too fast
pas vite – not fast
plus en plus vite – more and more fast
plus vite – quicker
très vite – very fast
trés vite et emporté – very fast and fiery
très vite et gai – very fast and happy
un peu moins vite – a little less fast
un peu plus vite – a little bit faster

Music scores that include vite:

Charles Koechlin: 4 Poèmes de La bonne chanson (1901‑1902) Page 5
Charles Koechlin: Horn Sonata (1918‑25) Page 10
Claude Debussy: 2 Arabesques (1890‑1891) Page 4
Claudio Monteverdi: L'Incoronazione di Poppea (1642) Page 8
Francis Poulenc: Sextet (1932‑1939) Page 1
Henri Duparc: L'invitation au voyage (1870) Page 3
Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux (1737) Page 3

French musical terms related to vite:

agilement – nimbly, moving quickly
celerité – quickness, speed
preste – quick, nimble
prestement – quickly, nimbly
promptement – quickly, swiftly
rapide – rapid, quick, fast
rapidement – rapidly, quickly, fast
rondement – briskly, quickly
véloce – quick, rapid, swift
vitement – (obsolete meaning) quickly, fast
vitesse – speed, quickness