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ostinato: see ground bass ground bass, melodic phrase used repeatedly as a bass line. In its earlier form, developed in the 13th and 14th cent., the ground or basso ostinato [Ital.=obstinate] never varied in harmonization or pitch. ..... Click the link for more information. . ostinato a. a continuously reiterated musical phrase b. (as modifier): an ostinato passage How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He includes straightforward ballades with only an occasional triplet, as well as relentless ostinati (a la "Linus and Lucy"), shifting Latin rhythms, hemiolic passages and some more challenging keys (b-flat minor, D-flat major). Tracker includes more than 1,200 mottles, including chord sequences, rhythms, scales and tools to create canons, inversions and ostinati. Gli ostinati Giudei: Mutamento delle strategie nell'Europa tardo-medioevale. |
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