Lexicographical Neighbors of Ritornels
Literary usage of Ritornels
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mona Lisa: An Opera in Two Acts by Max von Schillings, Beatrice Dovsky (1914)
"ritornels I know beyond all telling, Hand them out for any price that's ...
ritornels I know beyond computing, Pour them out at feet of lovely women, ..."
2. The American History and Encyclopedia of Music by Janet M. Green, Josephine Thrall (1908)
"The symphonies and ritornels may be played by a great number of instruments; ...
During the ritornels the four principal dancers are to perform a ballet, ..."
3. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1908)
"In the ' Liebesbotschaft,' the rhythm is not ею strongly marked, but the ritornels
are longer and more frequent, and form a charming feature in that ..."
4. The Standard Oratorios: Their Stories, Their Music, and Their Composers; a by George Putnam Upton (1886)
"During the ritornels the four principal dancers accompanied them in " a ballet
enlivened with capers," and at the close of the performance stanzas were sung ..."
5. A Concise History of Music: From the Commencement of the Christian Era to by Henry George Bonavia Hunt (1901)
"During the ritornels the four principal dancers are to perform a ballet, 'saltato
con capriole,' enlivened by capers or entrechats, without singing, ..."
6. A Concise History of Music: From the Commencement of the Christian Era to by Henry George Bonavia Hunt (1890)
"During the ritornels the four principal dancers are to perform a ballet, ' saltato
con capriole,' enlivened by capers or entrechats, without singing, ..."
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