Rondeau
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Rondeau has numerous uses:
The arts
- A Rondeau is a form of French poetry with 13 lines written on two rhymes, as well as a corresponding musical form developed to set this characteristic verse structure.
- A Rondeau is a baroque dance, often incorporated into a suite. Its origins are French.
- A Rondeau is a later musical form, also known as rondo.
People's names
- José Casimiro Rondeau Pereyra (1773 – 1844) was a general and politician in Argentina and Uruguay in the early 19th century.
- Noah John Rondeau (1883 – 1967) was an Adirondack Hermit.
- Jim Rondeau (1959 – ) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He is currently a Cabinet Minister in the government of New Democratic Premier Gary Doer.
Place names
- Rondeau Provincial Park is a park in southwestern Ontario located on an 8 km long sand spit extending into Lake Erie. It was established in 1894 and is the second-oldest provincial park in Ontario.
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