The rondo or rondeau is a musical form that contains a principal theme (sometimes called the "refrain") which alternates with one or more contrasting themes (generally called "episodes", …

: an instrumental composition typically with a refrain recurring four times in the tonic and with three couplets in contrasting keys. : the musical form of a rondo used especially for a movement in a …

Rondo, in music, an instrumental form characterized by the initial statement and subsequent restatement of a particular melody or section, the various statements of which are separated …

Rondo is a form featuring a main section (referred to as either A or refrain) that returns throughout a work and is juxtaposed with contrasting sections (referred to as B, C, etc., or as episodes).

Jun 24, 2025 · The rondo, a staple in Western classical music, is a structural form characterized by the recurring appearance of a central thematic unit, interspersed with contrasting episodes.

A rondo is a musical form in which one main theme (called the refrain) alternates with contrasting themes (called episodes). Generally, a rondo has a lighter mood and often serves as the final …

May 23, 2024 · The term rondo usually refers to the Classical rondo, which is a form for a movement within a larger musical work. It is characterized by a main section that is used both …

Like sonata form, rondo forms have a long history. Where sonata emanates from Baroque dance movements (coming mostly from Italy), rondo has a longer history whose origins are in a …

Rondo played two years of college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats before being drafted 21st overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 2006 NBA draft and immediately traded to the Boston …

In recent English and German musical literature, the Italian spelling and pronunciation (with accent on the last syllable) has been adopted to distinguish this from the (predominantly …