Ostinato Flashcards

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What is an Ostinato?

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An ostinato is a motif or phrase that persistently repeats in the same musical voice, frequently in the same pitch.

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What is a motif?

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A motif is an artist’s theme in their music

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What does pentatonic mean?

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Pentatonic music is music composed of only the five same notes

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