Capriccio

//kəˈpɹiːt͡ʃoʊ// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sudden and unexpected or fantastic motion; a caper (from same etymology, see below); a gambol; a prank, a trick.

    "She used to smile at my capriccios; and once she kissed me—actually."

  2. 2
    an instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation wordnet
  3. 3
    A fantastical thing or work.

    "Will this Capricio hold in thee, art ſure?"

  4. 4
    A type of Renaissance landscape painting that places particular works of architecture in an unusual and often fictional setting.

    "Above the drawing-room fireplace there was a painting by Guardi, a capriccio of Venice in a gilt rococo frame […]"

  5. 5
    A piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character.

    "The friar and Matilda had often sung duets together, and had been accustomed to the baron’s chiming in with a stormy capriccio, which was usually charmed into silence by some sudden turn in the witching melodies of Matilda."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian capriccio. Doublet of caprice.

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