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Ritornello meaning

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

Using Ritornello

  • The main meaning on this page is: A recurring tutti passage in Baroque music for orchestra or chorus.
  • In the example corpus, ritornello often appears in combinations such as: orchestral ritornello.

Context around Ritornello

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

orchestral 3× baroque 1×

Sentence patterns with Ritornello

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

an orchestral ritornello after which 1× an orchestral ritornello to mark 1× and baroque ritornello in this 1× featured a ritornello which was 1× the orchestral ritornello 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

another role for 1× in his opera 1× m f robinson 1× perhaps we can 1× sometimes this form 1×

Common sentence endings:

a canonic style 1× in their entirety 1× singer s solo 1× surrounding disparate sections 1× the orchestral ritornello 1×

Words around Ritornello

Just before it in the word index:

ritorna 2 ritonavir 9 ritola 5 rito 30 ritmo 7 ritlal 2

Just after it in the word index:

ritratto 3 ritschard 2 ritschl 3 ritson 14 ritsu 5 ritsuka 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Ritornello

  • In this selection, "ritornello" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, orchestral and baroque stand out and add context to how "ritornello" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include an orchestral ritornello after which and an orchestral ritornello to mark. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ritornello" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ritornello

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In his opera Teodora (1697) he originated the use of the orchestral ritornello. (13 words)

Sometimes, this form also featured a ritornello, which was occasionally also in a canonic style. (15 words)

Another role for the orchestra during this period was playing an orchestral ritornello to mark the end of a singer's solo. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

M. F. Robinson describes the standard aria in opera seria in the period 1720 to 1760 as follows: The first section normally began with an orchestral ritornello after which the singer entered and sang the words of the first stanza in their entirety. (43 words)

Perhaps we can see the seeds of the subsequent late-Renaissance and Baroque ritornello in this device; it too returns again and again, recognizable each time, in contrast with its surrounding disparate sections. (33 words)

Another role for the orchestra during this period was playing an orchestral ritornello to mark the end of a singer's solo. (22 words)

Example sentences (5)

Another role for the orchestra during this period was playing an orchestral ritornello to mark the end of a singer's solo.

In his opera Teodora (1697) he originated the use of the orchestral ritornello.

M. F. Robinson describes the standard aria in opera seria in the period 1720 to 1760 as follows: The first section normally began with an orchestral ritornello after which the singer entered and sang the words of the first stanza in their entirety.

Perhaps we can see the seeds of the subsequent late-Renaissance and Baroque ritornello in this device; it too returns again and again, recognizable each time, in contrast with its surrounding disparate sections.

Sometimes, this form also featured a ritornello, which was occasionally also in a canonic style.

Common combinations with ritornello

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ritornello" in a sentence?
An example: "Another role for the orchestra during this period was playing an orchestral ritornello to mark the end of a singer's solo." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "ritornello" from authentic English texts.
What does "ritornello" mean?
Ritornello means: A recurring tutti passage in Baroque music for orchestra or chorus.
How many example sentences with "ritornello" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "ritornello", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.