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Ostinato

//ɒstɪˈnɑtoʊ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    a musical phrase repeated over and over during a composition wordnet

Etymology

From Italian ostinato (“stubborn”). Doublet of obstinate.

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