An ostinato is a repeating melodic idea that plays continuously whilst the music carries on around it. In this example from Holst’s St Paul’s Suite the ostinato is a rising and falling figure that spans a third.
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An ostinato is a repeating melodic idea that plays continuously whilst the music carries on around it. In this example from Holst’s St Paul’s Suite the ostinato is a rising and falling figure that spans a third.