vivace
2 of 2adverb or adjective
: in a brisk spirited manner
—used as a direction in music
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
A bit of autopilot takes over patches of the virtuoso Mazeppa and Feux follets, but Lim brings rhetorical flair to the second movement Molto vivace, and real poetry to Paysage.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 13 July 2023
And the final Allegro vivace was gripping, Beethoven at his most charming and churlish.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
The Molto vivace finale, complete with Prokofiev’s surprise exposition repeat, was fleet and explosive.
—Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2023
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Noun
Meanwhile, the Allegro molto vivace coasted along serenely, Black’s bel canto phrasing and pristine intonation never betraying its finger-flying briskness.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
A bit of autopilot takes over patches of the virtuoso Mazeppa and Feux follets, but Lim brings rhetorical flair to the second movement Molto vivace, and real poetry to Paysage.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 13 July 2023
And the final Allegro vivace was gripping, Beethoven at his most charming and churlish.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
The Molto vivace finale, complete with Prokofiev’s surprise exposition repeat, was fleet and explosive.
—Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2023
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“Vivace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vivace. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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