vivo – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term vivo in music:

living, alive
movement, section, or piece marked vivo

Language

Italian

Singular

vivo (m)viva (f)

Plural

vivi (m)vive (f)

Italian musical terms that include vivo:

allegretto vivo – moderately fast and lively...
allegro assai vivo – very fast and lively...
allegro vivo – fast and lively...
meno vivo – less alive, less lively
più vivo – livelier
poco più vivo – a little more alive
poco vivo – a little alive, a little lively
presto e vivo – very fast alive...
scherzando ma non troppo vivo – playful but not too lively
sempre più vivo – always more alive
sempre vivo – always alive, always lively
un poco più vivo – somewhat livelier

Music scores that include vivo:

Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor (1868) Page 11
Ernesto Nazareth: Pássaros em festa (1920) Page 2
Frédéric Chopin: Ballade No. 1 (1835) Page 8
Gioachino Rossini: The Barber of Seville (1816) Page 4
Jehan Alain: Litanies (1937) Page 1
Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (1874) Page 4
Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio espagnol (1887) Page 1
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Souvenir de Hapsal (1867) Page 5
Robert Schumann: Carnaval (1833‑35) Page 2
Tomaso Antonio Vitali: Chaconne in G minor (ca. 1700) Page 3

Italian musical terms related to vivo:

animandosi – becoming lively, becoming animated
animato – lively, animated
animazione – liveliness, animation
brio – liveliness, spirit, vivacity
brioso – lively, vivacious
desto – lively, quick, sprightly
lestamente – quickly, fast
lestissimo – very quickly, very fast
risvegliato – awakened, excited, lively
scherzante – playful, lively, merry
scherzantissimo – very playful, very lively, very merry
scherzevole – playful, lively, merry
scherzevolmente – playfully, lively, merrily
scherzoso – playful, lively, merry
spiritosamente – spiritedly (in a lively manner)
spiritoso – spirited, lively, animated
spirituoso – spirited, lively, animated
svegliando – awakening, enlivening
svegliato – awake, lively
svelto – quick, brisk, lively
vivace – lively (90–190 beats per minute)...
vivacemente – vivaciously, in a lively manner...
vivacetto – somewhat lively, not as lively as vivace...
vivacissimo – very lively (110–200 beats per minute), more livel...
vivacità – liveliness, vivacity
vivamente – lively...
vivente – living, alive
vivezza – liveliness, vivacity
vivido – vivid, lively...
vivissimo – very lively, faster than vivace...