vivace
Definition of the Italian term vivace in music:
- lively (90–190 beats per minute)
- movement, section, or piece marked vivace
Language
Italian
Abbreviation
viv.
Tempo analysis
An analysis of 100 recordings of classical works marked vivace indicates that vivace is typically performed at a tempo between 90 and 190 beats per minute (BPM). The average tempo is 139 BPM.
The diagram below shows the tempo of each recording. The dataset includes works from the 18th to 20th centuries, where available, with no more than three recordings of the same work and no more than six by the same composer.
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Combinations
Italian musical terms that include vivace:
Musical examples
Music scores that include vivace:
- Antonín Dvořák: Slavonic Dances (1886) Page 1
- Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso No. 8 (1690) Page 1
- Giacomo Puccini: La bohème (1896) Page 2
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor (ca. 1730) Page 2
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 (1731) Page 5
- Johann Strauss Jr: Accellerationen Walzer (1860) Page 1
- Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 (1826) Page 4
- Michele Esposito: Suite Op. 34 (ca. 1900) Page 1
- Robert Schumann: Symphonic Etudes (1834) Page 5
- Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto (1919) Page 1
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to vivace: