ritornello

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ritornello

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

noun ritornellos · ritornelli · ritornel · ritornell · ritornelle

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

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@misc{ritornello_2026,
  title = {ritornello},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ritornello},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}