Ostinato
In music, an ostinato [ostiˈnaːto] (derived from Italian: stubborn, compare English: 'obstinate') is a motif or phrase that persistently repeats in the same musical voice, usually at the same pitch. The best-known ostinato-based piece may be Ravel's Boléro or Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder's I Feel Love.
The repeating idea may be a rhythmic pattern, part of a tune, or a complete melody in itself. Both ostinatos and ostinati are accepted English plural forms, the latter reflecting the word's Italian etymology. Strictly speaking, ostinati should have exact repetition, but in common usage, the term covers repetition with variation and development, such as the alteration of an ostinato line to fit changing harmonies or keys.
If the cadence may be regarded as the cradle of tonality, the ostinato patterns can be considered the playground in which it grew strong and self-confident.
Within the context of film music, Claudia Gorbman defines an obstinate as a repeated melodic or rhythmic figure that propel scenes that lack dynamic visual action.
Ostinato plays an important part in improvised music (rock and jazz), in which it is often referred to as a riff or a vamp. A "favorite technique of contemporary jazz writers", ostinati are often used in modal and Latin jazz and traditional African music including Gnawa music.
This is continued from the collab on which Riff was teaching me how to draw faces... I finally...
uneek has joined the partayyy (With a VIRGIN pina colada ;))
Part2: The man face - decorated :) Thanks Riff
I hope you like it! I figured you always wanted a pink bunny suit!
Zakeena Aya Mulder Jini Riff Agent Bunny Boy xLitchi Mouldy Sponge Lazarus
These are the 9 first creative people/animals, I made! Today, is Aya's birthday!, so I made her...
Liar Riff Borkiko Uneek Collab Collaboration Plant based Mutagen Genesis Eyeball Leaf Tendons Funghi Fungi Mushroom Spores Peteoles Limbs Visceral Branching Poetry Fluid Decay Prawn Pope Prawn pope Enough tags Moretags Tagthis Tags Nature Still life Apple
Collab with Liar, Riff, Borkiko, (and Uneek observed it for a while so she gets credit too)
Because you don't just forget antlers...
jsais pas, j'avais envie de te faire un truc... chelou. :p
Zakeena meets Marvin (Riff's awesome character from his blog story : Ysckemia). oops. he...
nope. no minxing at all.
Everyone sees something. I see a bacteria gathering. reminded me of @Riff"s comic. :3 Completed...
Converted from Sketchfu
"Of course I'll teach you the language of LOVE"
Bad teacher riff Riff
SORRY RIFF XD -ohmygod this is so sloppy >.<