English Explanatory Dictionary

ritornello

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A recurring tutti passage in Baroque music for orchestra or chorus.

Word forms

ritornello ritornellos ritornelli ritornel ritornell ritornelle

Etymology

Italian ritornello, diminutive of ritorno (“return”), from ritornare (“to return”): compare French ritournelle.

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