Piano melody, getting loud, starts to unwind later in high-spirited style (7)
I believe the answer is:
playful
'piano melody getting loud starts to unwind later in high-spirited style' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'piano melody getting loud starts to unwind later' is the wordplay.
'piano' becomes 'p' (musical abbreviation).
'melody' becomes 'lay' (I've seen this in another clue).
'getting' says to put letters next to each other.
'loud' becomes 'f' (short for forte - 'loud' in music).
'starts to' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'unwind later' is 'ul'.
'p'+'lay'+'f'+'ul'='PLAYFUL'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for playful that I've seen before include "Full of fun" , "Fond of games; light-hearted" , "In high spirits" , "Fun-loving" , "Lively" .)