A capriccio [a kkaˈprittʃo] (Italian: "following one's fancy") is a tempo marking indicating a free and capricious approach to the tempo (and possibly the style) of the piece.
This marking will usually modify another, such as lento a capriccio, often used in the Hungarian Rhapsodies of Franz Liszt.
Perhaps the most famous piece to use the term is Ludwig van Beethoven's Rondò a capriccio (Op.
129), better known as Rage Over a Lost Penny.
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