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Lively, animated. Similar to Vivace.
Lebhaft implies spirited vitality. Schumann uses it frequently — it suggests the tempo should feel buoyant and enthusiastic, with a sense of joy in movement.
Schumann's Symphony No. 3 ("Rhenish"), first movement (Lebhaft) — exuberant and buoyant, evoking the spirit of the Rhineland.
Lebhaft 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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