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▪ I. † vivace, a. Obs.—1
[ad. L. vīvāc-, vīvāx vivacious a., after F. vivace.]
Vivacious, lively.
1721Ramsay Content 356 Another beau, as fine, but more vivace.
▪ II. ‖ vivace, adv. (and n.) Mus.|viˈvatʃe|
[It. vivace brisk, lively:—L. vīvāc-, vīvāx: see next.]
a. A direction indicating brisk or lively performance (see quots.). Also with the adv. used quasi-adjectivally to characterize musical composition.
1683Purcell 3-Pt. Sonnatas To Rdr. (1893), Allegro, and Vivace [import] a very brisk, swift or fast movement. 1724Short Explic. For. Wds. in Mus. Bks., Vivace, is as much as to say with Life and Spirit. By this Word is commonly understood a Degree of Movement between Largo and Allegro, but more inclining to the latter than the former. 1801Busby Dict. Mus., Vivace, a word implying that the movement to which it is prefixed is to be sung, or played, in a brisk and animated style. 1922D. H. Lawrence Aaron's Rod xiii. 187 Lady Franks started with a vivace Schumann piece. Ibid. 188 ‘I always prefer Schumann in his vivace moods,’ said Aaron.
b. as n. A passage intended to be performed in this manner (see also quot. 1889).
1683[see allegro B, C]. 1889Grove's Dict. Mus. s.v., The Vivace in the latter case would imply an absence of passion or excitement, an even rate of speed, and a bright and cheerful character. 1922D. H. Lawrence Aaron's Rod xiii. 188 Our Colonel began to..bounce in his chair,..doing a sitting-down jig to the Schumann vivace. 1959Times 11 Sept. 10/6 He moved into the ensuing vivace with unhurried moderation. 1976Gramophone Sept. 410/1 The movement's main vivace is a good deal less mettlesome. |