Trivia/Capriccio

Origin of capriccio

1595-1605; < Italian, perhaps a shortening of caporiccio head with bristling hair

Word Origin and History for capriccio

n.

1690s as a term in music for a kind of free composition, from Italian capriccio "sudden start or motion" (see caprice). Earlier it meant "prank, trick" (1660s); "caprice" (c.1600).

 I was just listening to this piece (below) and was sure I knew what it meant from my music days but I didn't know the origin of the word - or the suspected origin anyway, so I looked it up.  A synonym is a "roulade" or rhapsody. 

roulade

/ruːˈlɑːd/

noun

1.

a slice of meat rolled, esp around a stuffing, and cooked

2.

an elaborate run in vocal music 

Hmmmmm.  Inescapable.