1. (Mus.)
Defn: A piece in a free form, with frequent digressions from the theme; a fantasia; — often called caprice.
2. A caprice; a freak; a fancy. Shak.
CAPRICE
Ca*price", n. Etym: [F. caprice, It. capriccio, caprice (perh. orig.
a fantastical goat leap), fr. L. caper, capra, goat. Cf Capriole,
Cab, Caper, v. i.]
1. An abrupt change in feeling, opinion, or action, proceeding from some whim or fancy; a freak; a notion. "Caprices of appetite." W. Irving.
2. (Mus.)
Defn: See Capriccio.
Syn.
— Freak; whim; crotchet; fancy; vagary; humor; whimsey; fickleness.
CAPRICIOSO; CAPRICCIOSO
Ca*pri*cio"so, Ca*pric*cio"so, a. Etym: [It.] (Mus)
Defn: In a free, fantastic style.