Rondeau
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Rondeau is a surname with French
origins. Some notable people with this name include:
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
origins. Some notable people with this name include:
People
- Jane Rondeau, the wife of Claudius Rondeau, an English minister in St Petersburg in 1720-1739. Her "Lettres (sic) of a Lady who resided some years in Russia", are "one of the best sources" on Anna of RussiaAnna of RussiaAnna of Russia or Anna Ivanovna reigned as Duchess of Courland from 1711 to 1730 and as Empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740.-Accession to the throne:Anna was the daughter of Ivan V of Russia, as well as the niece of Peter the Great...
- Jean RondeauJean RondeauJean Rondeau was a French race car driver and constructor, who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1980, in a car bearing his own name, an achievement which remains unique in the history of the race.-Early career:Rondeau drove briefly in Formula Renault before moving to saloon cars...
, French racer and constructor who won the 1980 24 Hours of Le Mans in a car of his own construction, the Rondeau M382 - Jim RondeauJim RondeauJim Rondeau is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba since 1999, and is currently a cabinet minister in the provincial government of Greg Selinger. Rondeau is a member of the New Democratic Party.-Early life and career:Rondeau was born in...
, a politician in Manitoba - José RondeauJosé RondeauJosé Casimiro Rondeau Pereyra was a general and politician in Argentina and Uruguay in the early 19th century.-Biography:...
, 19th century Argentine general and politician - Noah John RondeauNoah John RondeauNoah John Rondeau was a widely known hermit in the High Peaks of the Adirondack Mountains of New York State.-Biography:...
, an Adirondack hermit
Other
- Rondeau (poetry)Rondeau (poetry)This article is about the poetry form. For other uses, see Rondeau.A rondeau is a form of French poetry with 15 lines written on two rhymes, as well as a corresponding musical form developed to set this characteristic verse structure...
, a form of French poetry - RondoRondoRondo, and its French equivalent rondeau, is a word that has been used in music in a number of ways, most often in reference to a musical form, but also to a character-type that is distinct from the form...
, a musical form from the 18th century to the present, also spelt 'rondeau' - Rondeau (music)Rondeau (music)The rondeau was a Medieval and early Renaissance musical form, based on the contemporary popular poetic rondeau form. It is distinct from the 18th century rondo, though the terms are likely related...
, a Medieval and early Renaissance musical form distinct from the 18th-century rondo - Rondeau, part of "Symphonies and Fanfares for the King's Supper" by Jean-Joseph MouretJean-Joseph MouretJean-Joseph Mouret was a French composer whose dramatic works made him one of the leading exponents of Baroque music in his country...
, best known as the theme to Masterpiece Theatre - Rondeau (dance) is a traditional dance of the south-west of France.
- Rondeau Provincial ParkRondeau Provincial ParkRondeau Provincial Park is a provincial park in southwestern Ontario, Canada, located on an 8 km long crescentic sand spit extending into Lake Erie. There are only two sand spits like this one in all of North America, one in Rondeau and one in Florida. Rondeau was established in 1894 as a response...
, in southwestern Ontario - Rondeau, a type of cookware and bakewareCookware and bakewareCookware and bakeware are types of food preparation containers commonly found in the kitchen. Cookware comprises cooking vessels, such as saucepans and frying pans, intended for use on a stove or range cooktop. Bakeware comprises cooking vessels intended for use inside an oven...
- Rondeau, a character in the Marla Mason urban fantasy series by Tim PrattTim PrattTim Pratt is a science fiction and fantasy writer and poet. He grew up in the vicinity of Dudley, North Carolina, and attended Appalachian State University, where he earned a Bachelor's in English. In 1999 he attended the Clarion East Writing Workshop...
, named after the poem.