rondo

Noun

Meaning

A composition, vocal or instrumental, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.

See Rondeau, 1.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rondeau roundelay madrigal canon ode elegy round composition epic pastoral lyric fugue roundel bucolic monody
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Antonyms

elegant

Hypernyms

classical classical music serious music

Anagrams

donor Doron Noord Doorn

Examples

Arch form (ABCBA) resembles a symmetrical rondo without intermediate repetitions of the main theme. Source: Internet

Between James, Rajon Rondo, Dwight Howard, and Danny Green, the Lakers roster features a quartet in which at least one of them has played in every Finals since 2008. Source: Internet

Haydn's formal inventiveness also led him to integrate the fugue into the classical style and to enrich the rondo form with more cohesive tonal logic (see sonata rondo form ). Source: Internet

Elgar's Rondo, a 1993 stage play by David Pownall depicts the dead Jaeger offering ghostly advice on Elgar's musical development. Source: Internet

His bassoon concerto and the Andante e Rondo ungarese (a reworking of a piece originally for viola and orchestra) are also popular with bassoonists. Source: Internet

Dragic, Miami’s veteran point guard, went down with a plantar fascia tear in his left foot in the second quarter after making a jolt against Rajon Rondo on his way to the basket. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Rondinelli rondino rondle rondocubism rondoletto rondorfite