Crossword clues for ritornello
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ritornelle \Rit`or*nelle"\, Ritornello \Ri`tor*nel"lo\, n. [It. ritornello, dim. of ritorno return, fr. ritornare to return: cf. F. ritournelle.] (Mus.) (a) A short return or repetition; a concluding symphony to an air, often consisting of the burden of the song. (a) A short intermediate symphony, or instrumental passage, in the course of a vocal piece; an interlude.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context music English) an orchestral interlude between arias, scenes, or acts in seventeenth-century opera. 2 (context music English) a tutti section in a concerto grosso, aria, etc.
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "ritornello".
What it probably did was to repeat as a sort of ritornello the clearly marked refrain of the song.
They spent the night with some unspeakable hippies in Granada, Andy conducting a sale of dud narcotics on whose proceeds the couple dined at the Ritornello club in Alicante, where he moreover made her dance.