RITORNELLI Synonyms

• a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

• a narrative poem of popular origin

• joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ

• a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ)

• sing carols

• a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone

• recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

• utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

• any utterance produced simultaneously by a group

• a group of people assembled to sing together

• the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers

• a body of dancers or singers who perform together

• a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play

• utter in unison

• sing in a choir

• a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)

• a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)

• sing a hymn

• praise by singing a hymn

• a metallic sound

• a comic verse of irregular measure

• make a sound typical of metallic objects

• a humorous verse form of 5 anapestic lines with a rhyme scheme aabba

• port city in southwestern Ireland

• used of a singer or singing voice that is light in volume and modest in range

• relating to or being musical drama

• of or relating to a category of poetry that expresses emotion (often in a songlike way)

• the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number

• a short poem of songlike quality

• expressing deep emotion

• write lyrics for (a song)

• a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

• the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes

• a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration

• a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music

• a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work

• the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers

• resist doing something

• choose not to consume

• a jazz ostinato; usually provides a background for a solo improvisation

• a Berber living in northern Morocco

• look through a book or other written material

• play riffs

• a short musical composition with words

• the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy

• a distinctive or characteristic sound

• the act of singing

• the characteristic sound produced by a bird

• a very small sum

• a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

• (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

• difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension

• a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

• (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress

• a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

• (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups

• injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain

• the general meaning or substance of an utterance

• an effortful attempt to attain a goal

• an intense or violent exertion

• the act of singing

• to exert much effort or energy

• test the limits of

• use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity

• separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

• cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

• become stretched or tense or taut

• remove by passing through a filter

• rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender

• alter the shape of (something) by stress

• the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

• a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work

• (music) melodic subject of a musical composition

• an essay (especially one written as an assignment)

• (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

• provide with a particular theme or motive

• a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

• the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch

• the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency

• adjust for (better) functioning

• adjust the pitches of (musical instruments)

• literature in metrical form

• a piece of poetry

• a line of metrical text

• compose verses or put into verse

• familiarize through thorough study or experience