Ostinato

Ostinato, an Italian word meaning "stubborn" (compare English obstinate), is to classical music what riffs are to popular music.

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An Ostinato in music is a melody or accompaniment which is repeated over and over again in the same format in one section of music. Other parts and variations are layered over it. Sections of Satellite by Dave Matthews Band resemble an Ostinato

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Italian: Italian may refer to:...

Classical music: :This article disambiguates several traditions of music called "classical music". For the most common uses in English, please see European classical music and Classical music era....

Riff: In music, a riff is an ostinato figure: a repeated chord progression or melody|melodic figure, often played by the rhythm section instruments, that forms the basis or accompaniment of a Rock and roll|rock music or jazz composition....