Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An instrumental interlude recurring after each stanza in a vocal work.
- noun A passage or section for full orchestra in a concerto or aria.
- noun An instrumental interlude in early 17th-century opera.
- noun The refrain of a rondo.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun music an
orchestral interlude betweenarias ,scenes , oracts in seventeenth-centuryopera . - noun music a
tutti section in aconcerto grosso ,aria , etc.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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They memorably incorporate, as a kind of ritornello, a string arrangement of the exquisite opening bars of the Prelude in C-sharp minor from Book Two of
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed KEN WINTERS 2011
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They memorably incorporate, as a kind of ritornello, a string arrangement of the exquisite opening bars of the Prelude in C-sharp minor from Book Two of
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed KEN WINTERS 2011
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"ritornello," and I had fondly imagined its impassioned lines were all for me!
Vendetta: a story of one forgotten Marie Corelli 1889
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The musical content is that of a children's song; the strophic structure actually diminishes any sense of conflict; the insouciant ritornello — — resets each verse like rounds of a game.
Archive 2008-09-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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The musical content is that of a children's song; the strophic structure actually diminishes any sense of conflict; the insouciant ritornello — — resets each verse like rounds of a game.
You Stepped Out of a Dream Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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Nel video viene usata una versione demo del brano, fino alla fine del ritornello.
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The posthumous op. 8 collection has been noted for its division into solo concertos and concerti grossi, the use of the ritornello principle, and the three-movement fast–slow–fast format.
Archive 2009-04-01 Lu 2009
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On the other end, there's the opening movement of Faschingsschwank aus Wien, where the lyricism is always being interrupted by a boisterous beer-hall ritornello: Florestan suddenly showing up to shake Eusebius out of his reverie and drag him back to the party.
Been there, done that Matthew Guerrieri 2006
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On the other end, there's the opening movement of Faschingsschwank aus Wien, where the lyricism is always being interrupted by a boisterous beer-hall ritornello: Florestan suddenly showing up to shake Eusebius out of his reverie and drag him back to the party.
Archive 2006-09-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2006
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I do not know about you, but as a tax payer that last Tuesday had to pay the equivalent of 15 days income in taxes I am getting tired of that megalomaniacal Chavez ritornello.
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