Etymology

a capriccio

Today it means: At whatever tempo and with whatever expression the conductor or performer desires. Full definition →

Italian capriccio
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The story

  1. Italian · borrowed fromcapriccio“sudden start or motion”
  2. English todaya capriccio

From Italian capriccio (“sudden start or motion”).

Words from the same roots

Italiancapriccio all →

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