ritornelle
Example Sentences
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There is decoration in the ritornelle in E flat and one feels the absence of a compensating emotion, despite the display of contrapuntal skill.
From Chopin : the Man and His Music by James Huneker
Accompanied by an orchestral ritornelle of Arcadian simplicity, they strew their garlands and then retire.
From Stars of the Opera by Mabel Wagnalls
The old man continued to blow into his horn, concluding his ritornelle in three notes with a mute laugh that wrinkled the corners of his eyes and shook the green glands of his head-gear.
From Tartarin On The Alps by Katharine Prescott Wormeley
The orchestra was languorously beginning a ritornelle; and all through the main motif independent musical phrases were strung like beads.
From Their Son; The Necklace by Eduardo Zamacois
A dialogue follows between Adriano and Rienzi, and then the various bands disappear singing the ritornelle of the hymn.
From The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers by George P. (George Putnam) Upton
