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See also:CAPRICCIO, or CAPRICE (Ital. for a sudden See also:motion or See also:fancy) , a musical See also:term for a lively See also:composition of an See also:original and fantastic nature, not following a set musical See also:form, although the first known, written for the See also:harpsichord, partook of the nature of a See also:fugue . The word is also used for pieces of a fanciful type, in the nature of transcriptions and See also:variations . |
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