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Definition of Con brio
1. Adverb. With liveliness or spirit. "Allegro con brio"
2. Adjective. With liveliness or spirit.
Definition of Con brio
1. Adverb. (music) with spirit, with vigor; vivaciously (used as a musical direction) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Con Brio
Literary usage of Con brio
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Well-known Piano Solos, how to Play Them by Charles W. Wilkinson, Edward Ellsworth Hipsher (1915)
"... Op. 13 BEETHOVEN FIRST MOVEMENT—"GRAVE" AND "Moi/ro ALLEGRO E con brio" The
pathetic mood is usually associated with the minor key. ..."
2. Poets and Poetry of Poland: A Collection of Polish Verse, Including a Short by Paul Sobolewski (1881)
"Allegro con brio. Op. 67. * The following poem was written on the one hundredth
anniversary of Beethoven's birth, which was celebrated with great solemnity ..."
3. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"con brio (It.) (kon iree-o.) With life; spirit ; brilliancy. con brio ed animate (It.)
(kon trie-o ed ап-ё-жа-to.) With brilliancy and animation. ..."
4. Adams' New Musical Dictionary of Fifteen Thousand Technical Words, Phrases by John Stowell Adams (1865)
"(Ля.) Capriciously ; at the fancy of the composer or player. Con Bravura. ( Ita.)
With bravery ; with boldness. con brio. (Па.) With brilliancy and spirit. ..."
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