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ron·do

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–noun, plural -dos. Music.

a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.

[Origin: 1790–1800; < It < F rondeau; see rondel

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n. pl. ron·dos
A musical composition built on the alternation of a principal recurring theme and contrasting episodes.

[Italian rondò, from French rondeau, rondeau; see rondeau.]

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1797, "musical composition of one principal theme," from It. rondo, from Fr. rondeau, rondel, from O.Fr. rondel "little round" (see rondel).

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rondo
noun
a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata

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Rondo, AR (town, FIPS 60590) Location: 34.65744 N, 90.82022 W
Population (1990): 283 (106 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

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