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Ostinato   /ˌɑstənˈɑtˌoʊ/   Listen
Ostinato

noun
1.
A musical phrase repeated over and over during a composition.





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"Ostinato" Quotes from Famous Books



... a passing mention because, notwithstanding a certain rigidity of structure, they have been used by the great masters for the expression of sublime thoughts. These are the Ground Bass (or, as it is sometimes called, the Basso Ostinato), the Chaconne and the Passacaglia[82] which, in modern literature, is well represented by the magnificent "tour de force" that serves as the Finale to Brahms's Fourth Symphony. By a Ground Bass is meant a theme, continually repeated, in the lowest voice, ...
— Music: An Art and a Language • Walter Raymond Spalding


Words linked to "Ostinato" :   ground bass, riff, musical phrase, phrase


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