rondeau

Primary Meanings of rondeau

1.	n	a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata
2.	n	a French verse form of 10 or 13 lines running on two rhymes; the opening phrase is repeated as the refrain of the second and third stanzas

Full Definitions of rondeau

1

n a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata

Synonyms:: rondo

Type of:: classical, classical music, serious music
traditional genre of music conforming to an established form and appealing to critical interest and developed musical taste

2

n a French verse form of 10 or 13 lines running on two rhymes; the opening phrase is repeated as the refrain of the second and third stanzas

Synonyms:: rondel

Types:: roundel
English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third; rondelet
a shorter form of rondeau

Type of:: poem, verse form
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines