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ostinato
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Ostinato
In
music
, an
ostinato
(derived from Italian:
stubborn
, compare English: 'obstinate') is a
motif
or
phrase
that persistently
repeats
in the same musical
voice
, usually at the same pitch. The best-known ostinato-based piece may be
Ravel
's
Boléro
or
Donna Summer
and
Giorgio Moroder
's "
I Feel Love
".
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