Repetition (music)

In music, an ostinato (; , compare English obstinate) is a motif or phrase that persistently repeats in the same musical voice, frequently in the same pitch.

immediate restatement of a motif at a higher or lower pitch in the same voice

in polyphonic music, the repetition (exact or modified) of a melody in a different voice

musical notation indicating repetition

in music, the repeated use of a sound or sequence, identically or modified

structure of music in which all verses or stanzas of the text are sung to the same music