ripieno
/ɹiːpiˈeɪnəʊ/
ripieno noun: the part of a concerto grosso in which the ensemble plays together; contrasted with the concertino.
Noun
ripieno (plural ripienos or ripieni)
- The part of a concerto grosso in which the ensemble plays together; contrasted with the concertino.
- And the cello concerto was strikingly different on Sunday: at Weill, the ensemble included two violinists and one violist, cellist, bassist and lutenist, but on Sunday four more violinists, a second violist and a harpsichordist were added to give the ripieno sections of the fast movements a heftier...2009 January 20, Allan Kozinn, “Shafts of Sun in Winter From the Italian Baroque”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022
- A fruit sorbet stuffed into its own shell, such as limone ripieno. The similar term in French is givré.
Synonyms of ripieno
Forms of ripieno
| plural | ripienos |
|---|---|
| plural | ripieni |
Origin of ripieno
Borrowed from Italian ripieno.
Words formed from ripieno
Questions about ripieno
- What does ripieno mean?
- Ripieno means the part of a concerto grosso in which the ensemble plays together; contrasted with the concertino.
- What part of speech is ripieno?
- Ripieno is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ripieno?
- Ripieno is pronounced /ɹiːpiˈeɪnəʊ/.
- What is the plural of ripieno?
- The plural of ripieno is ripienos.
Words near ripieno in the dictionary
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