rondeau
ron·deau / ˈrändō; ränˈdō/ • n. (pl. -deaux / -dōz; ˈdōz/ ) a thirteen-line poem, divided into three stanzas of 5, 3, and 5 lines, with only two rhymes throughout and with the opening words of the first line used as a refrain at the end of the second and third stanzas.
rondeau
rondeau
rondeau (Fr.). Mus. form so called because of its circle of recurrence.
1. Type of medieval song (also rondel) sung by troubadours in which sections of both words and mus. recurred.
2. Instr. form in 17th and later cents. in which the first section recurs. See rondo.
1. Type of medieval song (also rondel) sung by troubadours in which sections of both words and mus. recurred.
2. Instr. form in 17th and later cents. in which the first section recurs. See rondo.
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