OSTINATO

Ostinato

In music, an ostinato is a motif or phrase that persistently repeats in the same musical voice, usually at the same pitch. The best-known ostinato-based piece may be Ravel's Boléro.

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ostinato

Noun

  1. A piece of melody, a chord progression, or a bass figure that is repeated over and over as a musical accompaniment.


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