ritornel

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The last bar of the orchestral ritornel must be played a good deal ritardando, so as to make the tempo of this postlude even more majestic where the trumpets enter, by which means also the violins will be enabled to bring out the lively staccato figures strongly and clearly.

Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt Tr 1888
"Then comes the delightful transition of Alice's reappearance, with the _ritornel_ in B flat.

Gambara Honor�� de Balzac 1824