da capo

[ dah kah-poh; Italian dah kah-paw ]

adjective

1. repeated from the beginning (used as a musical direction).

noun

1. a section of music that is to be repeated from the beginning.

da capo

/ dɑː ˈkɑːpəʊ /

adjective

1. music to be repeated (in whole or part) from the beginning

Word History and Origins

Origin of da capo¹

1715–25; < Italian: literally, from the head; da, chief

Word History and Origins

Origin of da capo¹

C18: from Italian, literally: from the head

Example Sentences

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From The Daily Beast

Cami Walker is the author of 29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life (Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2009).

From The Daily Beast

The baron's fire was just in this delightful da capo condition, most favorable of all to the enjoyment of the dolce far niente.

From Project Gutenberg

At the conclusion of the opera the same scene occurred, and the house rang with cries of da capo Jessonda!

From Project Gutenberg

Gluck abolished the Da Capo Aria, because it was unfit for dramatic music.

From Project Gutenberg

And so Da Capo—to any tune which happened to occur to them in their semi-regal license of King's free guardsmen.

From Project Gutenberg

I mean of course it's all pom pom pom very much what they call da capo.

From Project Gutenberg