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Noun Concept
Categories: Riffs, Repetition (music), Bass (sound), Musical terminology, Musical analysis
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ostinato  ground bass  Basso obstinate  basso ostinato  ground
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A musical phrase repeated over and over during a composition WordNet 3.0
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A musical phrase repeated over and over during a composition WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In music, an ostinato is a motif or phrase that persistently repeats in the same musical voice, frequently in the same pitch. Wikipedia
Repetitive melodic or lyrical passage Wikidata
A piece of melody, a chord progression, or a bass figure that is repeated over and over as a musical accompaniment. Wiktionary
Music: figure that is repeated over and over. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
phrase
accompaniment
HAS KIND
ground bass
riff
LANGUAGE OF WORK OR NAME
Italian
SAID TO BE THE SAME AS
hook
riff
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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ostinato
Wikipedia
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ostinato
Wikidata
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ostinato
Wiktionary
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ostinato
Wikipedia Redirections
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Basso obstinate, basso ostinato, ground (music), Ground music, obstinate bass, Ostinado, ostinati
Wikidata Alias
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ground bass, Ground bass, vamp

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