ripieno (plural ripienos or ripieni)
(music) The part of a concerto grosso in which the ensemble plays together; contrasted with the concertino.
• tutti
• Pieroni, Pineiro, pie iron
Source: Wiktionary
Ri*pi*e"no, a. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)
Definition: Filling up; supplementary; supernumerary; -- a term applied to those instruments which only swell the mass or tutti of an orchestra, but are not obbligato.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
