capriccio

Noun

Meaning

an instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

fantasia caprice whim whimsy rhapsody quirk freak fantasy trick humor improvisation fancy prank fad kink
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Antonyms

fact basis opposition reality accuracy confidence
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Hypernyms

opus piece composition musical composition piece of music

Related terms

a capriccio capriccietto

Examples

Holst, Imogen (1974), p. 189 He wrote a "jazz band piece" that Imogen later arranged for orchestra as Capriccio. Source: Internet

If the Mississippi Delta begins in the lobby of the Peabody Hotel, then the American Southern brunch begins at the buffet tables of the Peabody's Capriccio Grill. Source: Internet

Contained in his Concerti ecclesiastici (Milan 1610) is his brother Andrea's Capriccio 'for cornett and trombone or violin and violone'. Source: Internet

Le Villi After the premiere of the Capriccio sinfonica, Ponchielli and Puccini discussed the possibility that Puccini's next work might be an opera. Source: Internet

The baroque orchestras La Cetra and Capriccio Basel are also based in Basel. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

capriccetto Capricci capriccietto capricciosa capriccioso caprice