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CAPRICCIO
capriccio
(noun) an instrumental composition that doesn’t adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
capriccio (plural capriccios or capricci)
A sudden and unexpected or fantastic motion; a caper (from same etymology, see below); a gambol; a prank, a trick.
A fantastical thing or work; a caprice.
A type of landscape painting that places particular works of architecture in an unusual setting.
A piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character.
Synonyms
• (a sudden motion): see prank
• (a fantastical thing): see whim
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*pric"cio, n. Etym: [It. See Caprice.]
1. (Mus.)
Definition: A piece in a free form, with frequent digressions from the theme; a fantasia; -- often called caprice.
2. A caprice; a freak; a fancy. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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