ostinatoadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌɒstᵻˈnɑːtəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌɑstəˈnɑdoʊ/

Inflections: Plural ostinati, ostinatos.

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian ostinato.

Etymology: < Italian ostinato obstinate, persistent (14th cent.; 1834 as a musical term in basso ostinato (compare quot. 1876 at sense A.); 1958 as noun as a musical term) < classical Latin obstinātus obstinate adj. Compare German ostinato, adjective (1814 or earlier in Basso ostinato), Ostinato, noun (1891 or earlier).

Music.

A. adj.

Of a melodic or rhythmical figure or phrase: continuously repeated.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > [adjective] > movement of parts > specific

unformal1597

transgressive1761

consecutive1819

hidden1869

tonal1869

ostinato1876

direct1880

sequential?1890

1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 340/2 Ostinato (It.) Lit. obstinate, used in the sense of ‘frequently repeated’, as basso ostinato, a ground-bass.

1946 G. Abraham in A. L. Bacharach Brit. Music iii. 62 Neuritis..had exaggerated his [sc. Holst's] mannerism of ostinato bass-figures through the ease with which they could be indicated by repeat-signs.

1971 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Oct. 1180/2 In Erwartung..the Way becomes an ostinato figure that marks the beginning of Schoenbergian serialism.

1992 Village Voice (N.Y.) 28 Jan. 88/4 It sets up quarter-tone wavers over ostinato poundings in the orchestra's lowest and heaviest instruments.

B. n.

A continuously repeated melodic or rhythmical figure or phrase. Also in extended use. Cf. basso ostinato n. at basso adj. and n. Derivatives.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > [noun] > passage of specific form

reverse1752

ostinato1928

1928 Daily Express 27 Aug. 3/2 It is clear that there are three principal themes, the ostinato on page three obtruding itself against a version of the second theme.

1934 C. Lambert Music Ho! ii. 126 We find the juxtaposition of short lyrical phrases..with ostinatos of extreme and deliberate bareness.

1947 A. Einstein Music Romantic Era xi. 143 The combination of doloroso and agitato, of cantabile and rhythmic ostinati, is typical.

1959 R. Fuller Ruined Boys ii. ix. 131 He became aware of the noises of summer—of insects, larks, leaves—that provide the normally unidentified ostinato that nevertheless enriches the obvious themes of colour, sun and cloud.

1975 Country Life 2 Oct. 846/1 Mime's forge is equipped with a..mechanical hammer which superimposes its own ostinato on Wagner's music.

1995 Denver Post 18 June f8/1 Hancock's contribution to that groundbreaking unit was to replace rigid comping with hypnotic ostinatos..and flights of melodic invention.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ostinato
释义	ostinatoadj.n. Brit. /ˌɒstᵻˈnɑːtəʊ/, U.S. /ˌɑstəˈnɑdoʊ/ Inflections: Plural ostinati, ostinatos. Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian ostinato. Etymology: < Italian ostinato obstinate, persistent (14th cent.; 1834 as a musical term in basso ostinato (compare quot. 1876 at sense A.); 1958 as noun as a musical term) < classical Latin obstinātus obstinate adj. Compare German ostinato, adjective (1814 or earlier in Basso ostinato), Ostinato, noun (1891 or earlier). Music. A. adj. Of a melodic or rhythmical figure or phrase: continuously repeated. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > harmony or sounds in combination > [adjective] > movement of parts > specific unformal1597 transgressive1761 consecutive1819 hidden1869 tonal1869 ostinato1876 direct1880 sequential?1890 1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 340/2 Ostinato (It.) Lit. obstinate, used in the sense of ‘frequently repeated’, as basso ostinato, a ground-bass. 1946 G. Abraham in A. L. Bacharach Brit. Music iii. 62 Neuritis..had exaggerated his [sc. Holst's] mannerism of ostinato bass-figures through the ease with which they could be indicated by repeat-signs. 1971 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Oct. 1180/2 In Erwartung..the Way becomes an ostinato figure that marks the beginning of Schoenbergian serialism. 1992 Village Voice (N.Y.) 28 Jan. 88/4 It sets up quarter-tone wavers over ostinato poundings in the orchestra's lowest and heaviest instruments. B. n. A continuously repeated melodic or rhythmical figure or phrase. Also in extended use. Cf. basso ostinato n. at basso adj. and n. Derivatives. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > [noun] > passage of specific form reverse1752 ostinato1928 1928 Daily Express 27 Aug. 3/2 It is clear that there are three principal themes, the ostinato on page three obtruding itself against a version of the second theme. 1934 C. Lambert Music Ho! ii. 126 We find the juxtaposition of short lyrical phrases..with ostinatos of extreme and deliberate bareness. 1947 A. Einstein Music Romantic Era xi. 143 The combination of doloroso and agitato, of cantabile and rhythmic ostinati, is typical. 1959 R. Fuller Ruined Boys ii. ix. 131 He became aware of the noises of summer—of insects, larks, leaves—that provide the normally unidentified ostinato that nevertheless enriches the obvious themes of colour, sun and cloud. 1975 Country Life 2 Oct. 846/1 Mime's forge is equipped with a..mechanical hammer which superimposes its own ostinato on Wagner's music. 1995 Denver Post 18 June f8/1 Hancock's contribution to that groundbreaking unit was to replace rigid comping with hypnotic ostinatos..and flights of melodic invention. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1876
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