rondo
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- noun
- /ˈrɒndoʊ/
- Specialized
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rondó
- The musicians performed a lively rondo that had everyone clapping along.
- rondo form
- rondo theme
- rondo and variations
Examples
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In the second act, Sesto's slow, gorgeous rondo declaring his guilt featured this singer at her moving best.
Blog text (7) -
In many classical pieces, sonata form, theme and variations, minuet and trio, and rondo forms are common.
Academic text (2015) -
For example, in Lesson 3, the teacher leads students to identify rondo form.
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Using our ABA form example, let's say the teacher just finished explaining what rondo form is.
Academic text (2008) -
Students identify musical form (phrases a, b, c; rondo, theme and variations) in a variety of contexts.
Academic text (2015) -
The eight-beat rhythms become the basis for a group composition in rondo form.
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To illustrate musical form -- rondo, for example -- use the same rhythmic movement each time the rondo melody returns.
Academic text (1995) -
Play each of the students' sections with the theme restated between each, generating a rondo form (ABACADA, etc.).
Academic text (2001) -
At the concert, the final piece was a beautiful rondo showcasing the main theme.
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Composers often use the rondo structure to create a playful and engaging musical journey.
Synonyms
A musical piece with a repeated short part often used as a final movement
How Complex
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rondo comes from a word that meant 'round', like the English round, because the music's main tune keeps coming back again and again, like a circle. That's why a rondo is a musical piece where the main tune returns between different sections.