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单词 ostinato
释义

ostinato

[ os-ti-nah-toh; Italian aws-tee-nah-taw ]
/ ˌɒs tɪˈnɑ toʊ; Italian ˌɔs tiˈnɑ tɔ /

noun, plural os·ti·na·tos.Music.

a constantly recurring melodic fragment.

Origin of ostinato

1875–80; <Italian: literally, obstinate <Latin obstinātusobstinate

Words nearby ostinato

osteotribe, osteotrite, Österreich, Ostia, ostiary, ostinato, ostiole, ostitis, ostium, ostium abdominale tubae uterinae, ostium of uterus
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Example sentences from the Web for ostinato

  • In my opinion, your Basso ostinato should be written in 3/4 or 6/4 time, but not in 5/4.

    The Life &amp; Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
  • You have made just such a mistake in your otherwise beautiful Basso ostinato.

    The Life &amp; Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky

British Dictionary definitions for ostinato

ostinato
/ (ˌɒstɪˈnɑːtəʊ) /

noun

  1. a continuously reiterated musical phrase
  2. (as modifier)an ostinato passage

Word Origin for ostinato

Italian: from Latin obstinātus obstinate
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