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Ostinato

A cycle (usually at least rhythmic) whose total duration is brief enough to create a pulse.

Kulintangan, Gong-row ensemble music from Sabah, Malaysia

Kulintangan, Gong-row ensemble music from Sabah, Malaysia

Oscar Smith’s annotated transcription of a cyclic piece of kulintangan music from Sabah province, Malaysia.

Masesa, Women and Girls in Southern Mozambique

Oscar Smith’s paradigm transcription of an ostinato cycle sung by women and girls in Southern Mozambique.


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