Ritornello

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
ריטורנלו
Name (Latin)
Ritornello
Name (Arabic)
ريتورنيلو
See Also From tracing topical name
Musical form
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q1075277
Library of congress: sh 93000136
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: 92-240970: Dubowy, N. Arie und Konzert, c1991:t.p. (zur Entwicklung der Ritornellanlage im 17. und frühen 18. Jahrhundert)
  • New Harvard dict. of mus.(Ritornello; in the 14th cent. madrigal and caccia, the final couplet of the poem; in the 17th cent., an instrumental section of an opera, cantata, etc.; in the late 17th and 18th cent., the recurring tutti section of a concerto or da capo aria)
  • New Grove dict.(Ritornello)

Wikipedia description:

A ritornello [ritorˈnɛllo] (Italian; "little return") is a recurring passage in Renaissance music and Baroque music for orchestra or chorus.

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