a piece of music in which a refrain is repeated between episodes: often constitutes the form of the last movement of a sonata or concerto
Word origin
C18: from Italian, from French rondeau
rondo in American English
(ˈrɑndoʊ)
nounWord forms: pluralˈrondos
Music
a composition or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having its principal theme stated three or more times in the same key, interposed with subordinate themes