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 Wagnalls, Mabel

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 Zamacois, Eduardo

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 Upton, George P. (George Putnam)

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 Hurst, Fannie

The old man continued to blow into his horn, concluding his ritornelle in three notes with a mute laugh that wrinkled the corners of his eyes and shook the green glands of his head-gear.

From Tartarin On The Alps by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott