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ritornello

ritornello noun: a recurring tutti passage in Baroque music for orchestra or chorus.

Noun

ritornello (plural ritornellos or ritornelli)

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

Forms of ritornello

pluralritornellos
pluralritornelli
alternative formritornel
alternative formritornell
alternative formritornelle

Origin of ritornello

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

Questions about ritornello

What does ritornello mean?
Ritornello means a recurring tutti passage in Baroque music for orchestra or chorus.
What part of speech is ritornello?
Ritornello is a noun.
What is the plural of ritornello?
The plural of ritornello is ritornellos.

Words near ritornello in the dictionary

  1. ritornel
  2. ritornell
  3. ritornelle
  4. ritornelles
  5. ritornelli
  6. ritornello
  7. ritornellos
  8. ritornells
  9. ritornels
  10. ritos
  11. ritratto

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