Ostinato Definition

ŏstĭ-nätō
ostinati, ostinatos
noun
A short melodic phrase persistently repeated by the same voice or instrument and at the same pitch.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Ostinato

Noun

Singular:
ostinato
Plural:
ostinati, ostinatos

Origin of Ostinato

  • Italian from Latin obstinātus stubborn past participle of obstināre to persist obstinate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Italian ostinato (“stubborn").

    From Wiktionary

Ostinato Sentence Examples

  • First she got us into the swing of things by asking us to play an ostinato (a repetitive piece of short music ).

  • Add a simple percussion accompaniment incorporating the playing of a pulse and either the rhythm or a rhythmic ostinato.

  • Ask them to repeat their tune several times (melodic ostinato ). Experiment with different combinations.

  • The children started by creating a weather ostinato using the Silver Synth.

  • Neptune is a slow, trance-inducing track which builds around a simple piano and bass ostinato in the style of nouveau rockers Tortoise.

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