capriccio
Definition of the Italian term capriccio in music:
- caprice (lively piece of music, typically short and free in form)
- caprice, whim
Language
Italian
Singular
capriccio
Plural
capricci
Variant
capriccia
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include capriccio:
- a capriccio – litteraly "at whim"...
- capriccio espagnol – Spanish caprice (lively piece of music, typically ...
- capriccio italien – Italian caprice (lively piece of music, typically ...
- lento e capriccio – slow and capricious...
Musical examples
Music scores that include capriccio:
- Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (1847) Page 1
- Johan Halvorsen: Passacaglia for Violin and Viola (1893) Page 3
- Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Italian Capriccio (1880) Page 1
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to capriccio:
- capriccioso – capricious (in a free, playful, and impulsive styl...
- capriocciosamente – capriciously (in a freely, playfully, and impulsiv...
- estro – inspiration...
- ghiribizzo – whim, fancy
- ghiribizzoso – whimsical, capricious