OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 9965

ostinato

/ɒstɪˈnɑtoʊ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ostinato
A piece of melody, a chord progression, or a bass figure that is repeated over and over as a musical accompaniment.
The piece moves in alluring spans of swirling figures, jagged lines and pointillistic outbursts, often prodded forward by ostinatos in the perky piano.
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