VIGOROSO

Etymology

Noun

vigoroso (plural vigorosos)

(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played with emphasis, spirit, vigour or energy.

(music) A passage having this mark.

Adverb

vigoroso (not comparable)

(music) Played in this style.

Adjective

vigoroso (not comparable)

(music) Of a passage: (to be) played in this style.

Source: Wiktionary


Vig`o*ro"so, a. & adv. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)

Definition: Vigorous; energetic; with energy; -- a direction to perform a passage with energy and force.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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