rondo
noun
ron·do
ˈrän-(ˌ)dō 
rän-ˈdō
plural rondos
1
: an instrumental composition typically with a refrain recurring four times in the tonic and with three couplets in contrasting keys
2
: the musical form of a rondo used especially for a movement in a concerto or sonata
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Like a rondo, the refrain of family alternates with the contrasting themes, ultimately building to its chilling coda.
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Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 8 Aug. 2025
Farther north, in Sweden's Skåne region, vineyards are thriving in the cold with hardy grape varieties like solaris, rondo and ortega.
—Seth Eli Barlow, Arkansas Online, 17 June 2025
Slot regularly joins in with drills such as rondos or defence versus attack with player overloads and the message is all about winning the ball back quickly.
—Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 2 July 2024
An étude is a short piece of music composed for one instrument, frequently as a student exercise, while a rondo is a piece of music with a recurring refrain.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2024
Slice of double pepperoni: $4. Pepperoni rondos: $3.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 24 May 2023
Three solo pieces for Bezuidenhout punctuated the program, these being the Mozart rondo and two movements from Schubert piano sonatas.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Nov. 2022
By the end, Mozart’s rondo has found its way to major-key joy, and the girls have, too, sitting arm in arm as their father sprays himself in the face with a hose.
—David Allen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2022
Come sip its creations including kernling and riesling, rondo, and zweigelt and hybrids including siberia and muscat odesski.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2022
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Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 8 Aug. 2025
Farther north, in Sweden's Skåne region, vineyards are thriving in the cold with hardy grape varieties like solaris, rondo and ortega.
—Seth Eli Barlow, Arkansas Online, 17 June 2025
Slot regularly joins in with drills such as rondos or defence versus attack with player overloads and the message is all about winning the ball back quickly.
—Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 2 July 2024
An étude is a short piece of music composed for one instrument, frequently as a student exercise, while a rondo is a piece of music with a recurring refrain.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2024
Slice of double pepperoni: $4. Pepperoni rondos: $3.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 24 May 2023
Three solo pieces for Bezuidenhout punctuated the program, these being the Mozart rondo and two movements from Schubert piano sonatas.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Nov. 2022
By the end, Mozart’s rondo has found its way to major-key joy, and the girls have, too, sitting arm in arm as their father sprays himself in the face with a hose.
—David Allen, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2022
Come sip its creations including kernling and riesling, rondo, and zweigelt and hybrids including siberia and muscat odesski.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2022
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“Rondo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rondo. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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