- In music, an
ostinato (Italian: [
ostiˈnaːto];
derived from the
Italian word for stubborn,
compare English obstinate) is a
motif or
phrase that persistently...
-
Canto Ostinato ("Obstinate Song" (as
ostinato)) is a
musical composition written by the
Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt. The
piece was
completed in 1976...
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fifth in the
ostinato) more
freedom than he
would in an
improvisation tied to a
changing accompaniment. He
takes advantage of the
ostinato as a unifying...
- the school's students. The
suite consists of four movements: Jig:
Vivace Ostinato:
Presto Intermezzo:
Andante con moto
Finale (The Dargason):
Allegro A typical...
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classical music pieces are
called ostinatos or
simply phrases.
Contemporary jazz
writers also use riff- or lick-like
ostinatos in
modal music and
Latin jazz...
- counter-melody (secondary melody) and
ostinato-variation (variations
based on a
repeated theme).
Polyphony (contrapuntal and
ostinato variation) is
common in African...
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alternating an
ostinato line to fit
changing harmonies or keys to
enhance the song. Chester's
system also
taught how to set up an
ostinato with one limb...
- Lübeck (where he may have
studied Buxtehude's
ostinato works). The
first half of the p****acaglia's
ostinato,
which also
serves as the fugue's main subject...
-
progressive notions of funk, jazz, and rock. The
tracks on
Mwandishi include "
Ostinato," the time
signature of
which is 15/8, "You'll Know When You Get There...
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rhythmically based on
Cuban po****r
dance music, with a
rhythm section employing ostinato patterns or a clave, and Afro-Brazilian jazz,
which includes samba and...
