ostinati

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A form of ostinato — A piece of melody, a chord progression, or a bass figure that is repeated over and over as a musical accompaniment.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralPlural of ostinato.

    In the 175 years that have passed, composers have seized on accelerating and decelerating rhythms combined with the ostinati of pistons and wheels crossing track joints to evoke the feeling of travelling by rail.

    2025 December 24, Chris Edwards, “Rhythm of the railway”, in RAIL, number 1051, page 50
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