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Webster 1913 Edition


Ritornello

{

Ritˊor-nelle′

, ‖

Riˊtor-nel′lo

, }
Noun.
[It.
ritornello
, dim. of
ritorno
return, fr.
ritornare
to return: cf. F.
ritournelle
.]
(Mus.)
(a)
A short return or repetition; a concluding symphony to an air, often consisting of the burden of the song.
(a)
A short intermediate symphony, or instrumental passage, in the course of a vocal piece; an interlude.

Webster 1828 Edition


Ritornello

RITORNEL'LO

,
Noun.
In music, a repeat; the burden of a song, or the repetition of a verse or strain.

Definition 2024


ritornello

ritornello

English

Alternative forms

Noun

ritornello (plural ritornellos or ritornelli)

  1. (music) an orchestral interlude between arias, scenes, or acts in seventeenth-century opera.
  2. (music) a tutti section in a concerto grosso, aria, etc.

Italian

Noun

ritornello m (plural ritornelli)

  1. (music) refrain, chorus, burden
  2. (by extension) same old story, hook

Spanish

Noun

ritornello m (plural ritornellos)

  1. ritornello