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

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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

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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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