rondeau

/ˌˈrɑnˌˈdoʊ/

Other forms: rondeaux

Definitions of rondeau

1. noun

   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. noun

   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