ostinato

• Musikalisches Prinzip, bei dem ein kurzes melodisches oder rhythmisches Motiv beharrlich wiederholt wird, oft als Begleitung oder Grundlage eines ganzen Stücks.

A musical term referring to a short, persistently repeated melodic or rhythmic pattern throughout a piece of music.

1. Repeated musical phraseC1formalart

   A short musical phrase or rhythm that is persistently repeated throughout a composition or a section of it.

   Ostinato

   • The bass line played a driving ostinato throughout the entire piece.
   • A rhythmic ostinato in the percussion section created a hypnotic effect.
   • The composer used a melodic ostinato to unify the different movements.

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