noun
- a musical form with a recurring main theme alternating with contrasting sections
Usage: music
Examples
- The final movement of the concerto was written as a rondo.
- Mozart’s Piano Sonata K. 331 ends with a famous rondo.
- The composer structured the piece as a rondo with three episodes.
- Students learned to identify the ABACA pattern typical of a rondo form.
- The orchestra performed a lively rondo that showcased the soloist’s technique.