Definition of capriccioso in English:
capriccioso
adverb & adjectivekəˌprɪtʃɪˈəʊzəʊkəˌprɪtʃɪˈəʊsəʊ-ˈōzō
Music (especially as a direction) in a free and impulsive style.
Example sentencesExamples
- A whirlwind final movement, allegro - andante - vivace molto capriccioso - with something of the feel of Bartók and Prokofiev, ends by quoting material from the earlier movements.
- He inspired many substantial concertante works, including Lalo's Symphonie espagnole, Bruch's Violin Concerto no. 2 and Scottish Fantasy, and Saint-Saëns's Rondo capriccioso and Violin Concertos nos. 1 and 3.
- Akin to Dvorak's Scherzo capriccioso in many respects, it is even more full of harmonic daring.
- Concertos were written for him, as also was the Introduction and Rondo capriccioso.
- The Scherzo capriccioso, abridged in this recording in order to fit on two 78 rpm sides, was recorded with the Berlin Philharmonic in 1930.
Origin
Italian, literally 'capricious', from capriccio.