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Animated, lively — with spirit and energy.
Animé in French music implies liveliness with elegance — spirited without being coarse. Debussy and Ravel use it for passages that need energy but should retain French refinement.
Debussy's "La Mer," third movement (Dialogue du vent et de la mer) — the animé sections depict the restless energy of wind and waves.
Animé is one of 228 terms in the Gradus musical dictionary, where every definition is written around how composers actually use the word.
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