ripieno

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/ɹiːpiˈeɪnəʊ/

noun

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

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nounripieno (plural ripienos or ripieni)

plural ripienos · plural ripieni

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

    2009 January 20, Allan Kozinn, “Shafts of Sun in Winter From the Italian Baroque”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022
  2. foodA fruit sorbet stuffed into its own shell, such as limone ripieno. The similar term in French is givré.

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  1. Italianripieno
  2. Italianripieno
  3. Englishripieno

Borrowed from Italian ripieno.

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