(as a direction) vigorously; in a spirited manner.
Example sentencesExamples
He always played con spirito.
The Canadian patriotic songs are more varied in their musical direction; some are meant to be played as marches, but others include instructions to play con spirito (with spirit) or con fuoco (with fire).
The Iowa and Kansas volunteers were disposed to exercise their vocal organs, and camp songs of all sorts were sung con spirito, along the march.
Definition of con spirito in US English:
con spirito
adverbˈkōn-
Music
(as a direction) vigorously; in a spirited manner.
Example sentencesExamples
The Canadian patriotic songs are more varied in their musical direction; some are meant to be played as marches, but others include instructions to play con spirito (with spirit) or con fuoco (with fire).
The Iowa and Kansas volunteers were disposed to exercise their vocal organs, and camp songs of all sorts were sung con spirito, along the march.