ri·tor·nel·lo (r  tôr-n l l )n. pl. ri·tor·nel·li (-l ) or ri·tor·nel·los 1. An instrumental interlude recurring after each stanza in a vocal work. 2. A passage or section for full orchestra in a concerto or aria. 3. An instrumental interlude in early 17th-century opera. 4. The refrain of a rondo. [Italian, diminutive of ritorno, return, from ritornare, to return, from Vulgar Latin *retorn  re; see return.] |
ritornello [ˌrɪtəˈnɛləʊ]
n pl -los, -li [-liː] Music
1. (Music / Classical Music) an orchestral passage between verses of an aria or song
2. (Music / Classical Music) a ripieno passage in a concerto grosso
[from Italian, literally: a little return, from ritorno a return]
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