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The ritournelle is a 17th-century dance in quick triple time. [1][ failed verification] 'Ritournelle' is the French equivalent of the Italian musical term ' ritornello' [2]

References

  1. ^ IMSLP
  2. ^ Grove, George and Fuller-Maitland, John Alexander (1908), Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, vol. 4, p.108