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os·ti·na·to 
[os-ti-nah-toh; It. aws-tee-nah-taw] Pronunciation Key
[os-ti-nah-toh; It. aws-tee-nah-taw] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -tos. Music.
| a constantly recurring melodic fragment. |
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| os·ti·na·to
(ŏs'tĭ-nä'tō) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. os·ti·na·tos A short melody or pattern that is constantly repeated, usually in the same part at the same pitch. [Italian, from Latin obstinātus, stubborn, past participle of obstināre, to persist; see obstinate.] |
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| ostinato | |
noun | |
| a musical phrase repeated over and over during a composition |
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