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.

tempo

allegro

Brisk tempo marking

largo · lento · moderato · allegretto · prestissimo · accelerando · ritardando · grave · larghetto · andantino

energy

lively

Animated and energetic

vibrant · effervescent · buoyant · sprightly · zestful · brio · verve · vigor · dynamism · sparkle

music

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

expression

animato

Lively tempo marking

brillante · dolce · maestoso · appassionato

Categories
Opposites
musical tempo

vivaceadagio

Slow musical tempo

largo · lento · grave · slow · larghetto

musical character/energy

vivacegrave

Serious and worrying

lento · morendo · lifeless · sluggish · maestoso

Family

revival, survival, vivacious, vivacity, vivaciously, vivaciousness

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Rated G