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Opus vs. Capriccio — What's the Difference?

Opus vs. Capriccio — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Opus and Capriccio

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Opus

A separate composition or set of compositions.

Capriccio

(Music) An instrumental work with an improvisatory style and a free form.

Opus

An artistic work, especially one on a large scale
He was writing an opus on Mexico

Capriccio

A prank; a caper.

Opus

A creative work, especially a musical composition numbered to designate the order of a composer's works.
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Capriccio

A whim.

Opus

(music) A work of music or set of works with a specified rank in an ordering of a composer's complete published works.
Beethoven's opus eighteen quartets are considered by many to be the beginning of the Romantic era.

Capriccio

A sudden and unexpected or fantastic motion; a caper (from same etymology, see below); a gambol; a prank, a trick.

Opus

A work, especially of art.
The painter's last opus was a dedication to all things living, in a surprising contrast to all of his prior work.

Capriccio

A fantastical thing or work.

Opus

A work;

Capriccio

(painting) A type of landscape painting that places particular works of architecture in an unusual setting.

Opus

A musical work that has been created;
The composition is written in four movements

Capriccio

(music) A piece of music, usually fairly free in form and of a lively character.

Capriccio

A piece in a free form, with frequent digressions from the theme; a fantasia; - often called caprice.

Capriccio

A caprice; a freak; a fancy.

Capriccio

An instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation

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