According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.
RITORNELLO
Etymology
Noun
ritornello (plural ritornellos or ritornelli)
(music) an orchestral interlude between arias, scenes, or acts in seventeenth-century opera.
(music) a tutti section in a concerto grosso, aria, etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Rit`or*nelle", Ri`tor*nel"lo, n. Etym: [It. ritornello, dim. of ritorno return, fr. ritornare to return: cf. F. ritournelle.] (Mus.) (a) A short return or repetition; a concluding symphony to an air, often consisting of the burden of the song. (a) A short intermediate symphony, or instrumental passage, in the course of a vocal piece; an interlude.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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