Zionsville AP Music Theory R-2

riposato

(It., ree-poh-ZAH-toh) relaxed, quiet

ritardando

(It., ree- tar-DAHN-doh) "delaying," becoming gradually slower

ritenuto

(It.,ree-the-NOO-toh) "held back," immediately slower

ritmo

(It., REET-moh) rhythm

ritornello

(It., ree-tor-NEL-oh) a refrain; the return to the tutti (full orch.) in a Baroque concerto

rock / rock'n'roll

a form or pop music evolving from rhythm & blues characterized by strong backbeats and youth-oriented lyrics

rococo

(roh-koh-KOH) a highly ornamented style of music and decorative arts in the mid 18th century

romance, romanza

(It., roh-MAHN-tsah) a short vocal or instrumental piece with a lyrical romantic flavor

Romantic

the era roughly from 1820 - 1900 in which music progressed to a freer, more subjective form with increased chromaticism, use of folk themes, more virtuosic solo music and larger orchestras and compositions

ronde

(Fr., rohnd) whole note

rondeau

(It., rohn-DOH) a rondo; a form of medieval French poetry set to music

rondo

(It., ROHN-doh) a musical form characterized by a recurring theme in alternation with contrasting themes; often the form is ABACADA or ABACABA

roulade

(Fr., roo-LAHD) an ornamented vocal phrase

round

a vocal canon for 2+ voices sung in unison in which each part enters in succession with the same music & lyric and upon reaching the end can start over

rounded binary

a compositional form in which an initial section is followed by a contrasting section, which ends with a return of material from the initial section (AB[A])

roundelay

a rondeau

rubato

(It., roo-BAH-toh) "robbed," freely slowing down and speeding up the tempo without changing the basic pulse

rudiments

on drums, the basic sticking patterns (drag, flam, paradiddle, ratamacue, roll, ruff, etc.)

rumba

(ROOM-bah) an Afro-Cuban dance in rapid, syncopated 2/4 time

run

a rapid scalar passage

rustico

(It., ROOS-tee-koh) rustic, rural