ripieno – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term ripieno in music:

ripieno (the group of orchestral musicians who are not soloists)
full orchestra (as opposed to the solo parts)
stuffing, filling
organ mixture stop (organ stop which combines several ranks of pipes to create a richer sound)

Language

Italian

Singular

ripieno

Plural

ripieni

Variants

ripianorepiano

Abbreviation

rip.

Synonym

(4) registro di ripieno

Italian musical terms that include ripieno:

alto ripieno – alto vocal part added to the main vocal parts to c...
basso ripieno – basso ripieno (bass part in a concerto grosso only...
canto ripieno – supporting choral part in polyphonic or orchestral...
cembalo ripieno – supplementary harpsichord (harpsichord that supple...
con ripieni – with the full orchestra
concerto ripieno – ripieno concerto (concerto for string orchestra an...
gran ripieno – full organ (with all or most of the organ stops dr...
registro di ripieno – organ mixture stop (organ stop which combines seve...
ripieno semplice – simple mixture (likely an indication to use the ma...
senza ripieni – without the full orchestra (only the soloists play...
soprano ripieno – soprano vocal part added to the main vocal parts t...
tenore ripieno – tenor vocal part added to the main vocal parts to ...

Music scores that include ripieno:

George Frideric Handel: Hallelujah Chorus (1741) Page 1
George Frideric Handel: Water Music (1715‑36) Page 1
George Frideric Handel: Water Music Suite No. 1 (1715) Page 2
Giuseppe Terrabugio: Organ Sonata No. 2 (ca. 1901) Page 4
Johann Sebastian Bach: St Matthew Passion (1736) Page 2

Italian musical terms related to ripieno:

acuta – high-pitched...
cimbalo – harpsichord...
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