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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OSTINATO

Italian: from Latin obstinātusobstinate.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF OSTINATO

ostinato  [ˌɒstɪˈnɑːtəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OSTINATO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ostinato is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OSTINATO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Ostinato

In music, an ostinato 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. The repeating idea may be a rhythmic pattern, part of a tune, or a complete melody in itself. Both ostinatos and ostinati are accepted English plural forms, the latter reflecting the word's Italian etymology. Strictly speaking, ostinati should have exact repetition, but in common usage, the term covers repetition with variation and development, such as the alteration of an ostinato line to fit changing harmonies or keys. "If the cadence may be regarded as the cradle of tonality, the ostinato patterns can be considered the playground in which it grew strong and self-confident." —Edward E. Lewinsky Within the context of film music, Claudia Gorbman defines an ostinato as a repeated melodic or rhythmic figure, to propel scenes which lack dynamic visual action.

Definition of ostinato in the English dictionary

The definition of ostinato in the dictionary is a continuously reiterated musical phrase.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OSTINATO


affogato
ˌæfəˈɡɑːtəʊ
animato
ˌænɪˈmɑːtəʊ
appassionato
əˌpæsjəˈnɑːtəʊ
castrato
kæˈstrɑːtəʊ
dato
ˈdɑːtəʊ
datto
ˈdɑːtəʊ
illuminato
ɪˌluːmɪˈnɑːtəʊ
legato
lɪˈɡɑːtəʊ
macchiato
ˌmækɪˈɑːtəʊ
marcato
mɑːˈkɑːtəʊ
moderato
ˌmɒdəˈrɑːtəʊ
obbligato
ˌɒblɪˈɡɑːtəʊ
rubato
ruːˈbɑːtəʊ
scordato
skɔːˈdɑːtəʊ
spiccato
spɪˈkɑːtəʊ
staccato
stəˈkɑːtəʊ
Suharto
sʊˈhɑːtəʊ
tomato
təˈmɑːtəʊ
vibrato
vɪˈbrɑːtəʊ
Waikato
ˈwaɪˌkɑːtəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OSTINATO

osteosarcomata
osteosis
osteotome
osteotomies
osteotomy
Ostia
ostial
ostiaries
ostiary
ostiate
ostiolar
ostiolate
ostiole
ostium
ostler
ostleress
Ostmark
ostomate
ostomy
ostosis

WORDS THAT END LIKE OSTINATO

baked potato
Cato
cherry tomato
couch potato
Erato
fugato
gelato
Guanajuato
hot potato
Irish potato
jacket potato
jato
martellato
new potato
obligato
pizzicato
Plato
potato
Prato
sweet potato

Synonyms and antonyms of ostinato in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ostinato» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OSTINATO

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The translations of ostinato from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ostinato» in English.

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Ostinato
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остинато
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Trends of use of ostinato

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OSTINATO»

The term «ostinato» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.894 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OSTINATO» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ostinato

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OSTINATO»

Discover the use of ostinato in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ostinato and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ostinato
The ostinato-a persistently repeated musical figure or rhythm-is a continual, stubborn, and essential element of certain musical pieces and of the life that emerges in this book.
Louis-Ren‰ Des Foršts, 2002
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Jazzology: The Encyclopedia of Jazz Theory for All Musicians
An ostinato is any clearly defined melodic or rhythmic pattern that is repeated persistently. In jazz, ostinato patterns may be of various lengths and are generally found in the bass line. (Do not confuse ostinato with vamp. which refers to a short  ...
Robert Rawlins, Nor Eddine Bahha, Barrett Tagliarino, 2005
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Webster's New World 575+ Italian Verbs
Auxiliary. verb: essere. Past. participle: ostinato. (si). Gerund: ostinando (si) Imperative: (tu) ostinati (non ostinarti); (Lei) si ostini; (noi) ostiniamoci; (voi) ostinatevi; (Loro) si ostinino Note: Ostinarsi requires the preposition a before an infinitive ...
Laura Soave, 2008
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Encyclopedia of Diasporas: Immigrant and Refugee Cultures ...
There are two other sorts of melodic forms that are commonly found in the African music that has spread to the Americas: “call and response” and “ostinato.” The first concept refers to the division of the melodic line into two parts, usually with a  ...
Carol R. Ember, Melvin Ember, Ian A. Skoggard, 2005
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Ostinato vamps: poems
poems Wanda Coleman. decades," — From the jury's citation for the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize "[Coleman] is best known for what has often been termed her 'warrior voice,' her inclination to impatiently peel away small talk's polite veneer, ...
Wanda Coleman, 2003
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Ostinato
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! In music, an ostinato (derived from Italian: "stubborn," compare English: obstinate) is a motif or phrase, which is persistently repeated in the same musical voice.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Unmasking Ravel: New Perspectives on the Music
This interaction differs in general from those in the exposition, where such chromatic intrusions served as either octatonic or diatonic extensions of the bimodal (minor/major) ostinato or the diatonic main theme. It is striking that pitch B, which is ...
Peter Kaminsky, 2011
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Ostinato: Ground Bass, Use in Jazz and R & B, Riff Driven, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Gaby Alez, 2012
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Music in Renaissance Magic: Toward a Historiography of Others
Might we not also turn this argument on its head, viewing the ostinato, from something like Teodato Osio's perspective, as a capturing in harmonic proportion of the interior state of the nymph's soul — as, that is, a true and deep imitation in ...
Gary Tomlinson, 1994
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Contemporary French Poetics
LOUIS-RENE DES FORETS' OSTINATO John T. Naughton Louis-René des Forêts' entire oeuvre is concerned with the untranslatable dimension of our experience and with the inadequacy of human language to transmit the true nature of ...
Michael Bishop, Christopher Elson, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OSTINATO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ostinato is used in the context of the following news items.
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Album Review Tides
It's very easy listening, sometimes lyrical, sometimes reminiscent of Michael Nyman in its ostinato blocks of sound, drawing in string players and ... «Sinfini Music, Jul 15»
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DRINKS Release New Single Off Forthcoming EP
That initial guitar ostinato carries the song from beginning to end, with Presley's slightly less grizzled, Lou Reed-ish vocals draping the track in ... «LA Music Blog, Jul 15»
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New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Presents New Works From …
Mr. Faegre also built Dirt to Gold around an ostinato drumbeat taken from one of Beck Hansen's songs, providing a basis for jazz colors. «Town Topics, Jul 15»
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Dawn Of MIDI
Opening diptych 'Io' and 'Sinope' spend the first thirteen minutes building upon a single deathly serious piano chord and bass ostinato, ... «The Quietus, Jul 15»
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American Modernists: Kinetic and Unmannered
A driving ostinato figure begin in the piano, with the other instruments offering commentary as Medea works herself up to the actual act of ... «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Jul 15»
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RuPaul's Electronic Drag Music
... during which he melded the slick keyboards and ostinato strings popularized by artists like Sylvester and Gloria Gaynor into a campy take on ... «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
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Inspired, artistic retreats wow at Milton Garden Tour
MJ and Mike Ostinato create a backyard retreat. ... Lloyd finds a sliver of shade to paint a scene from MJ & Mike Ostinato's backyard retreat. «Cape Gazette, Jul 15»
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Culture Fusion at the Athenaeum
... to be “Gitanos,” which toggled between an ominous ostinato and wicked unison runs -- yielding to wild, free exchanges and a fanfare ending. «NBC 7 San Diego, Jul 15»
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Classical CDs Weekly: Kit Downes, The Nash Ensemble, John Potter
The title track is a good example, its snappy ostinato not a million miles from Steve Reich's Six Pianos. Downes's playing gives the motif ... «The Arts Desk, Jul 15»
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Bassist/Composer Robert Sabin's New Tentet CD 'Humanity Part II …
Signifying a hanged man dangling against the horizon, a repeating note chimes ostinato-style in the far background. Page 2 >>. You Might Also ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»

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