different between arioso vs ritornello

English

Etymology

Italian arioso

Noun

arioso (plural ariosos or ariosi)

1. (music) A musical style, in opera and oratorio, that is more melodic than recitative, but less so than aria

Translations

French

Adverb

arioso

1. (music) in an arioso style

Further reading

• “arioso” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

aria +? -oso

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?rjo.zo/, (traditional) /a?rjo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo

Adjective

arioso (feminine ariosa, masculine plural ariosi, feminine plural ariose)

1. airy
2. breezy

Derived terms

• ariosamente
• ariosità

Anagrams

• rasoio
• rosaio

Portuguese

Adjective

arioso m (feminine singular ariosa, masculine plural ariosos, feminine plural ariosas, comparable)

1. (music) ariose (melodic and song-like)

Noun

arioso m (plural ariosos)

1. (music) arioso (a musical style similar to aria)

English

Alternative forms

• ritornel
• ritornell
• ritornelle

Etymology

Italian ritornello, diminutive of ritorno return, from ritornare to return: compare French ritournelle.

Noun

ritornello (plural ritornellos or ritornelli)

1. (music) A recurring tutti passage in Baroque music for orchestra or chorus.

Italian

Noun

ritornello m (plural ritornelli)

1. (music) refrain, chorus, burden
2. (music) riff

   Synonym: riff

3. (by extension) same old story, refrain

Spanish

Noun

ritornello m (plural ritornellos)

1. ritornello