Ripieno

//ɹiːpiˈeɪnəʊ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The part of a concerto grosso in which the ensemble plays together; contrasted with the concertino.

    "And the cello concerto was strikingly different on Sunday: at Weill, the ensemble included two violinists and one violist, cellist, bassist and lutenist, but on Sunday four more violinists, a second violist and a harpsichordist were added to give the ripieno sections of the fast movements a heftier punch than the smaller group delivered."

  2. 2
    A fruit sorbet stuffed into its own shell, such as limone ripieno. The similar term in French is givré.

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"And the cello concerto was strikingly different on Sunday: at Weill, the ensemble included two violinists and one violist, cellist, bassist and lutenist, but on Sunday four more violinists, a second violist and a harpsichordist were added to give the ripieno sections of the fast movements a heftier punch than the smaller group delivered."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ripieno.

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concerto grosso

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