Ridotto
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹɪˈdɒtəʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ridotto is a noun meaning (music) An arrangement or abridgment of a piece from the full score.
Meaning
(music) An arrangement or abridgment of a piece from the full score.
More Meanings
- (historical) A public ball, typically a masquerade, popular in the 18th century.
Example Sentences
May 26, 1742, Horace Walpole, letter to Horace Mann There are to be ridottos at guinea tickets.
Night came, with that increase of gaiety which has always been night's peculiar privilege—perhaps on the principle of contrast. Monday, it was the ridotto; Tuesday, the opera; Wednesday, Ranelagh; Thursday, the play; Friday, a ball; Saturday, a rout, or else a little of all these blended together.
Word Forms
- ridottos
- ridottoes
- ridotti
Synonyms for ridotto
Depending on context, synonyms include reduction.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include carousel, danceable, ball, balloon, rondo, palla.
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