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The 39 pages that link to Ostinato, each with the reason it gives.

• Call and responseRelated: A repeated accompaniment can anchor changing calls and responses.

• PolyrhythmRelated: An ostinato can sustain one layer while other parts create polyrhythmic contrast.

• Igor StravinskyRelated: Repeated figures drive the accumulating energy of works such as The Rite of Spring.

• Minimal musicRelated: The recurring figure is a basic source of continuity and variation in minimalist works.

• AfrobeatRelated: Repeating bass and guitar figures anchor Afrobeat while horns and vocals develop above them.

• The Rite of SpringRelated: Persistent repeated figures build tension across several episodes.

• Musical textureRelated: A repeating layer can anchor changing melodies and harmonies.

• Maurice RavelRelated: Boléro turns a repeating rhythm into the foundation for an entire orchestral crescendo.

• Tape loopRelated: An ostinato is the musical pattern a tape loop can reproduce without a performer.

• Dance musicRelated: Repeating patterns sustain movement while leaving room for variation.

• Theme and variationsRelated: A persistent pattern can hold a variation sequence together.

• Steve ReichRelated: Repeated ostinatos provide the stable material from which Reich’s music develops.

• PassacagliaRelated: An ostinato can supply the repeated pattern around which a passacaglia unfolds.

• Collective improvisationRelated: A repeated figure can give improvisers a stable reference while other parts remain free.

• Ground bassRelated: A ground bass functions as an ostinato in the lowest musical register.

• John FrenchRelated: Repeated figures gave French a stable framework within otherwise shifting arrangements.

• Radetzky MarchRelated: Recurring rhythmic and melodic figures make the march easy to recognize and join.

• Additive processRelated: A recurring pattern gives additions a stable point of reference.

• Gustav HolstRelated: Repeated figures underpin the propulsion of movements such as “Mars.”

• Aram KhachaturianRelated: Recurrent rhythmic figures help drive the dance energy in his ballet scores.

• Lalo SchifrinRelated: Repeated figures help drive the tension and forward motion of his screen themes.

• Ludovico EinaudiRelated: Recurring patterns give many Einaudi compositions their steady, meditative motion.

• Peter SculthorpeRelated: Repeated figures give Sculthorpe’s music a ritual force and a sense of landscape unfolding.

• Sub-Saharan African music traditionsRelated: Repeated patterns anchor performances while singers and instrumentalists improvise or vary their lines.