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Ostinato^¹

[ɔstiˈnaːto]

Rhymes with aːto

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von dem lateinischen Adjektiv ostinatus „hartnäckig, eigensinnig“

noun Ostinato · Ostinatos · Ostinati

Musik eine „eigensinnig“ sich stetig wiederholende auch variierende musikalische Figur - in Melodie, Rhythmus oder Harmonie - meist in der Basslage. „P. Hindemith und A. Berg bauten Opernszenen auf streng angewandtem Ostinato auf.“

ostinato^²

[ɔstiˈnaːto]

Rhymes with aːto

adverb

Musik hartnäckig, ständig wiederholt, immer wiederkehrend
Similar: ostinat

In English

ostinato music: figure that is repeated over and over
riff repeated instrumental melody line

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"ostinato." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/ostinato. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{ostinato_2026,
  title = {ostinato},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/ostinato},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}