What is an Ostinato? - Explanation with Examples

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IN THIS LESSON:
0'00 What is an Ostinato?
0:42 Seven Nation Army by the 2Cellos
1:17 Ostinato in the Baroque
1:46 Canon by Pachelbel
2:33 Henry Purcell
3:15 Ground Bass, Chaconne, Passacaglia
3:37 20th Century Ostinato
4:15 Mars from The Planets by Holst
5:19 Pop, Jazz, Film and Non-Western Music
5:29 Jazz - Take 5
6:28 World Music -Gamelan
8:04 Film Music - Superman
9:08 Pop Music - Thriller, DNCE
10:40 Queen - Another One Bites the Dust
11:54 Summary
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[iamschonet]

I wonder what ostinato is after listening to the "growl" song by EXO

[swetasreemal]

What is motif?
Can ostinato be a motif?

[larrybremer]

What about Bolero? Nobody remembers "10"?

[EndureTemptation]

The Planets sounds just like John Williams. Oh boy.

[joshk]

Those guys playing cellos was seriously cringe overload