Crossword-Solution: RITORNELLO
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Ritornello | n. | A short return or repetition; a concluding symphony to an air, often consisting of the burden of the song. |
| Ritornello | n. | A short intermediate symphony, or instrumental passage, in the course of a vocal piece; an interlude. |
We have 1 clue for the answer “RITORNELLO”
| Clue | Answers |
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| a short instrumental passage in a vocal work | 3 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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greedy person
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Sentences with RITORNELLO (5)
And the mayor began to laugh with that expressionless laugh by which some persons end all their sentences; which may, perhaps, be called the _ritornello_ of their conversation.
After playing the first measures of the romance from Saul, she resumed the motive with more precision, and when she had finished the ritornello she began to sing, in a soft, veiled voice, "Assisa al pie d'un salice--" Gerfaut had heard her sing this several times, in society, but never with this depth of expression.
After playing the first measures of the romance from Saul, she resumed the motive with more precision, and when she had finished the ritornello she began to sing, in a soft, veiled voice, “Assisa al pie d’un salice--” Gerfaut had heard her sing this several times, in society, but never with this depth of expression.
You would think that he plays according to the old school; but no! he plays like a wretched pupil....And then his concertos, his compositions! Every ritornello lasts a quarter of an hour; then the hero appears, lifts one leaden foot after the other and plumps them down alternately.
The world is full of people who sing airs, but who omit the _ritornello_, who have quarters of an idea, as they have quarters of sentiment, but who can no more co-ordinate the movements of their affections than of their thoughts.