Associations to the word «Capriccio»

Wiktionary

CAPRICCIO, noun. A sudden and unexpected or fantastic motion; a caper (from same etymology, see below); a gambol; a prank, a trick.
CAPRICCIO, noun. A fantastical thing or work; a caprice.
CAPRICCIO, noun. A type of landscape painting that places particular works of architecture in an unusual setting.
CAPRICCIO, noun. A piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character.

Dictionary definition

CAPRICCIO, noun. An instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation.

Wise words

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