ritornelle
Example Sentences
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Accompanied by an orchestral ritornelle of Arcadian simplicity, they strew their garlands and then retire.
From Stars of the Opera by Mabel Wagnalls
At its close the chorus of welcome resumes, and the scene ends with a ritornelle of a plaintive kind, foreboding the sorrow which is fast approaching.
From The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers by George P. (George Putnam) Upton
Clear like a clarion a familiar whistle ripped through the din of the street and came up to her sharp and undiverted—two clean calls and a long, quavering ritornelle.
From Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole by Fannie Hurst
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
The word symphony was formerly used synonymously with ritornelle, both words being applied to instrumental interludes between parts of vocal works, but this usage has now entirely disappeared.
From Music Notation and Terminology by Karl Wilson Gehrkens
