ritornello

[ rit-er-nel-oh; Italian ree-tawr-nel-law ]

/ ˌrɪt ərˈnɛl oʊ; Italian ˌri tɔrˈnɛl lɔ /

noun, plural ri·tor·nel·los, ri·tor·nel·li [rit-er-nel-ee; Italian ree-tawr-nel-lee]. /ˌrɪt ərˈnɛl i; Italian ˌri tɔrˈnɛl li/. Music.

an orchestral interlude between arias, scenes, or acts in 17th-century opera.

a tutti section in a concerto grosso, aria, etc.

Origin of ritornello

1665–75; <Italian, diminutive of ritornoreturn

Words nearby ritornello

ritenuto, rite of intensification, rite of passage, rites of passage, ritonavir, ritornello, Ritschlian, ritter, Ritter's disease, ritual, ritual bath

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Example sentences from the Web for ritornello

The same may be said about the Stornello, Ritornello and Ciure.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds
She sang a couplet and the others sang in chorus a ritornello.
Critical Studies|Ouida
What it probably did was to repeat as a sort of ritornello the clearly marked refrain of the song.
Some Forerunners of Italian Opera|William James Henderson
The ritornello is first given, which is long, because it serves as an introduction to the first scene of the opera.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3)|Otto Jahn

British Dictionary definitions for ritornello

ritornello

/ (ˌrɪtəˈnɛləʊ) /

noun plural -los or -li (-liː) music

an orchestral passage between verses of an aria or song

a ripieno passage in a concerto grosso

Word Origin for ritornello

C17: from Italian, literally: a little return, from ritorno a return

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单词	ritornello
释义	ritornello [ rit-er-nel-oh; Italian ree-tawr-nel-law ] / ˌrɪt ərˈnɛl oʊ; Italian ˌri tɔrˈnɛl lɔ / noun, plural ri·tor·nel·los, ri·tor·nel·li [rit-er-nel-ee; Italian ree-tawr-nel-lee]. /ˌrɪt ərˈnɛl i; Italian ˌri tɔrˈnɛl li/. Music. an orchestral interlude between arias, scenes, or acts in 17th-century opera. a tutti section in a concerto grosso, aria, etc. Origin of ritornello 1665–75; <Italian, diminutive of ritornoreturn Words nearby ritornello ritenuto, rite of intensification, rite of passage, rites of passage, ritonavir, ritornello, Ritschlian, ritter, Ritter's disease, ritual, ritual bath Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ritornello The same may be said about the Stornello, Ritornello and Ciure. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature\|John Addington Symonds She sang a couplet and the others sang in chorus a ritornello. Critical Studies\|Ouida What it probably did was to repeat as a sort of ritornello the clearly marked refrain of the song. Some Forerunners of Italian Opera\|William James Henderson The ritornello is first given, which is long, because it serves as an introduction to the first scene of the opera. Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3)\|Otto Jahn British Dictionary definitions for ritornello ritornello / (ˌrɪtəˈnɛləʊ) / noun plural -los or -li (-liː) music an orchestral passage between verses of an aria or song a ripieno passage in a concerto grosso Word Origin for ritornello C17: from Italian, literally: a little return, from ritorno a return Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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