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", …

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 …

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.

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 …

Aug 12, 2024 · A rondo is a musical form that features a recurring theme alternating with different sections called episodes. It has been a popular structure in classical music, from the Baroque …

The rondo is the most ancient, simple, and natural form of homophonic musical construction.

Rondo and its French part-equivalent rondeau are words that have been used in music in a number of ways, most often in reference to a musical form, but also to a character type that is …

: 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 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).

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 …