Vivo

Vivo shares its root with VivaceVivaceLively and fast; performed with energy and brightness.View full entry → but carries a more emphatic sense of life and energy. While Vivace suggests a brisk, lively tempoTempoThe speed at which a piece of music is performed.View full entry →, Vivo pushes further toward raw vitality and is more of a character direction than a precise tempo markingTempo MarkingA word or phrase placed at the beginning of a piece or section indicating the speed at which it…View full entry →.