Sprezzatura is an Italian term originating from Baldassare Castiglione's The Book of the Courtier, where it is defined by the author as "a certain nonchalance, so as to conceal all art and make whatever one does or says appear to be without effort and almost without any thought about it". It is the ability of the courtier to display "an easy facility in accomplishing difficult actions which hides the conscious effort that went into them."

Ensemble Sprezzatura is a tongue-in-cheek name for three friends who acquired somewhat quirky, difficult instruments who decided to show them off.