ritornello

• Perhaps this is just a formality; in musicological speak it is just the framing return of the ritornello which is I suppose Italian for that which returns: tautological, superfluous.
• The orchestra then erupts in a fury, wherein Solomon purrs and trills serenely to the next ritornello. —  Audiophile Audition Headlines
• The foot-stomping ritornello breaks into another martial, gypsy frenzy as well as melancholy nostalgia, rife with what Hungarians call zal. —  Audiophile Audition Headlines
• The second repetition of the ritornello does better, the VPO horns in fine fettle, with a crisp, four-beat transition to the G Major central section. —  Audiophile Audition Headlines
• For me, accelerating in a Roadster is a unique exercise in decelerating my gag reflux - it's the ritornello of gastrointestinal fortitude followed by the clutch-the-door-handle credenza and the breath-slowly soliloquy. —  Crosscut

Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms