vivace

[ vi-vah-chey; Italian vee-vah-che ]

/ vɪˈvɑ tʃeɪ; Italian viˈvɑ tʃɛ /

(a musical direction) vivacious; lively.

Origin of vivace

1675–85; < Italian < Latin vīvāc-, stem of vīvāx, long-lived, lively; see vivacity

He saved three minutes of the composer's own time by taking the vivace sections at a somewhat quicker tempo.

Musical Criticisms |Arthur Johnstone
The third waltz (in F major; Vivace) shows a character very different from the preceding one.

Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician |Frederick Niecks
The vivace of the A major symphony strikes, no less, as objective.

Beethoven's Symphonies Critically Discussed |Alexander Teetgen
The short, dashing Coda is based on the vivace theme, with sonorous chords on the violin, both pizzicato and arco.

Music: An Art and a Language |Walter Raymond Spalding

Le souvenir de la Stilla, vivace comme au premier jour, tait identifi son existence.

Le chteau des Carpathes |Jules Verne

vivace

/ (vɪˈvɑːtʃɪ) /

music to be performed in a brisk lively manner

C17: from Italian, from Latin vīvax long-lived, vigorous, from vīvere to live