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Short lively piece of music with improvisation
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capriccio
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A sudden and unexpected or fantastic motion; a caper (from same etymology, see below); a gambol; a prank, a trick. 2 A fantastical thing or work; a caprice. 3 A type of landscape painting that places particular works of architecture in an unusual setting. ...
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Capriccio , also released with the international titles Love & Passion and Capri Remembered , is an Italian erotic drama film directed by Tinto Brass . It is a liberal adaptation of the novel Le lettere da Capri by Mario Soldati .
WordNet
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n. an instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation [also: capricci (pl)]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Capriccio \Ca*pric"cio\ (k[.a]*pr[=e]t"ch[-o]), n. [It. See Caprice .] (Mus.) A piece in a free form, with frequent digressions from the theme; a fantasia; -- often called caprice . A caprice; a freak; a fancy. --Shak. [1913 Webster] ||
Usage examples of capriccio.
Michelangelo che abbiam descritto, quel bello e marziale aspetto che natura qualche volta prodiga ad un individuo colla sua capricciosa e maestra mano: capriccio, forse ingiustizia relativamente ai molti che non ricevono tale favore, ma dono che noi ammiriamo sempre con piacere nella persona amata, con odio, nel caso contrario.
The friar and Matilda had often sung duets together, and had been accustomed to the baron's chiming in with a stormy capriccio, which was usually charmed into silence by some sudden turn in the witching melodies of Matilda.
E penso che sia stato fermato da un gruppetto di persone riunite da un capriccio del destino.