Vivace – lively (quickly)

(Pronounced vi-vah-chey)

To remember what vivace means, use the following mnemonic:

I wouldn't eat the vividly green cheese (vivace). It looked too lively, so I ran away quickly.

Examples of vivace in a sentence

The violinist played vivace throughout the piece.

I composed a song using a vivace tempo.   

Vivace was indicated in the notation of the sheet music.