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Ripieno


Ri-pi-e′no

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Adj.
[It.]
(Mus.)
Filling up; supplementary; supernumerary; – a term applied to those instruments which only swell the mass or tutti of an orchestra, but are not obbligato.

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ripieno

ripieno

English

Noun

ripieno (plural ripienos or ripieni)

  1. (music) The part of a concerto grosso in which the ensemble plays together; contrasted with the concertino.
    • 2009, January 20, “Allan Kozinn”, in Shafts of Sun in Winter From the Italian Baroque:
      [] 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.

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Italian

Adjective

ripieno m (feminine singular ripiena, masculine plural ripieni, feminine plural ripiene) (di)

  1. stuffed (with)
  2. filled (with)
    panino ripieno - filled roll

Noun

ripieno m (plural ripieni)

  1. stuffing, filling (food)

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