vivace
Spirited tempo marking
Vivace is a musical direction meaning lively and fast, quicker than allegro.
It appears on sheet music to indicate tempo and spirit: The finale is marked vivace.
Outside music, vivace occasionally describes anything performed with similar energy and briskness.
Brisk tempo marking
lento · moderato · allegretto · prestissimo · accelerando · ritardando · grave · larghetto
Animated and energetic
- spiritedFull of vim
- animatedFull of life, or drawn moving
- exuberantIntensely lively and cheerful
- vibrantFull of life, intensity
effervescent · buoyant · sprightly · zestful · brio · verve · vigor · dynamism
allegro
Brisk tempo marking
largo · lento · moderato · allegretto · prestissimo · accelerando · ritardando · grave · larghetto · andantino
lively
Animated and energetic
vibrant · effervescent · buoyant · sprightly · zestful · brio · verve · vigor · dynamism · sparkle
sonata
Multi-movement instrumental composition
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
- scherzoSpirited orchestral movement
rondo · fugue · movement · passage · staccato · legato · pizzicato · fortissimo · crescendo · counterpoint
animato
Lively tempo marking
brillante · dolce · maestoso · appassionato
- upbeatcheerful, lighthearted, peppy, lively, animated
- musical termsadagio, andante, allegro, lento, largo
- Beats Per Minute60, 80, 100, 120, tempo marking
- Musical Movementsmovement, first movement, second movement, slow movement, finale
- Tempotempo, a tempo, accelerando, adagio, allegretto
- Temposallegro, presto, allegretto