Ritornello

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An instrumental interlude recurring after each stanza in a vocal work.
  • n. A passage or section for full orchestra in a concerto or aria.
  • n. An instrumental interlude in early 17th-century opera.
  • n. The refrain of a rondo.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. an orchestral interlude between arias, scenes, or acts in seventeenth-century opera.
  • n. a tutti section in a concerto grosso, aria, etc.
  • Word Usage
    "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"