Short instrumental passage that recurs throughout a composition, especially in Baroque music; Italian, 'little return' (10) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RITORNELLO Short instrumental passage that recurs throughout a composition, especially in Baroque music; Italian, 'little return' (10) (10)
5% JSBACH Baroque music byline (6) Newsday Sep 26, 2025
5% ETUDE Musical composition (5) The Telegraph Quick Sep 5, 2025
5% VIOL Baroque stringed instrument (4) New York Times Aug 22, 2025
4% UKES Hawaiian instruments, for short (4) Universal Nov 13, 2025
4% ETUDES Musical compositions to test playing skill (6) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Nov 11, 2025
4% RITE ___ of passage (4) USA Today Nov 7, 2025
4% FUGUE Musical composition found in "tofu guest" (5) The Telegraph Mini Nov 4, 2025
4% TRUMPET Musical instrument (7) (7) Mirror Classic Nov 3, 2025
4% LUTES Musical instruments that become other musical instruments when an F is added to the front (5) New York Times Nov 2, 2025
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