Furioso
/fjʊəˈriːəʊ.səʊ/noun
A musical direction indicating that a passage should be performed furiously or with intense agitation.
Did you know?Furioso belongs to a family of words descended from Latin furor, the Roman concept of violent rage or divinely inspired madness.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
furere
“To rage, rave, or be violently mad”
Classical Latin
Latin
furor
“Frenzy, fury, or ecstatic madness”
Classical Latin
Latin
furiosus
“Furious, raging, or mad”
Medieval Italian
Italian
furioso
“Furious; violently impassioned”
17th–18th Century
Italian
furioso
“A musical instruction to perform with furious intensity”
Modern English
English
furioso
“A direction for playing music furiously or with agitation”