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• Nom désignant une forme musicale, souvent utilisée comme mouvement final d'une sonate, ou une forme poétique française de 10 ou 13 vers avec deux rimes, où la phrase initiale revient comme refrain.

A noun referring to a musical form often used as the final movement of a sonata, or a French verse form of 10 or 13 lines with two rhymes where the opening phrase is repeated as a refrain.

1. Musical formB2formalart

   A musical structure, often used as the final movement of a sonata, characterized by a recurring main theme alternating with contrasting sections.

   Rondeau (forme musicale)

   • The final movement of the sonata is a lively rondeau.
   • Mozart frequently employed the rondeau form in his compositions.
   • The rondeau's recurring theme creates a sense of unity.

   Synonymesrondo

2. Poetic formC1formalart

   A French verse form consisting of 10 or 13 lines with only two rhymes, where the opening phrase is repeated as a refrain in the second and third stanzas.

   Rondeau (forme poétique)

   • The poet composed a beautiful rondeau about love and loss.
   • Writing a rondeau requires careful attention to rhyme and repetition.
   • The refrain in the rondeau emphasizes the central theme.