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Definition of Ridotto
1. n. A favorite Italian public entertainment, consisting of music and dancing, -- held generally on fast eves.
2. v. i. To hold ridottos.
3. n. An arrangement or abridgment of a piece from the full score.
Definition of Ridotto
1. Noun. A public ball, typically a masquerade, popular in the 18th century. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ridotto
1. a public musical entertainment in 18th century England [n -TOS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ridotto
Literary usage of Ridotto
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Ludwig Van Beethoven by Alexander Wheelock Thayer (1921)
"... Recollections— Compositions—The First Trios—Sonatas Dedicated to
Haydn—Variations—Dances for the ridotto Rooms— Plays at Haydn's Concert. ..."
2. Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Francis Lieber, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1832)
"ridotto ; a masquerade, attended with music and dancing, and other amusements.
... Formerly, none but a Venetian noble could have a bank in the ridotto; ..."
3. Curiosities of London: Exhibiting the Most Rare and Remarkable Objects of by John Timbs (1868)
"The only visible effect it has had was on the ridotto, at which, being the
following night, there were but 400 people. A parson who came into White's the ..."
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