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spiritoso

[ spir-i-toh-soh; Italian spee-ree-taw-saw ]

adjective

  1. spirited; spirit; lively (used as a musical direction).

spiritoso

/ ˌɪɪˈəʊəʊ /

adjective

  1. music (often preceded by a tempo marking) to be played in a spirited or animated manner

    allegro spiritoso

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of spiritoso1

From Italian, dating back to 1715–25; spirit, -ose 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of spiritoso1

Italian, from spirito spirit, from Latin īٳܲ breath; see spirit 1
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Examples have not been reviewed.

“It’s called Spiritoso,” I tell her with certainty.

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When, however, the subject of the song requires anything of the spiritoso or veloce, the strain is sung with verve and even furore.

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