different between ostinato vs ritornello

English

Etymology

From Italian ostinato (“stubborn”). Doublet of obstinate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?st??n?to?/

Noun

ostinato (plural ostinatos or ostinati)

1. (music) A piece of melody, a chord progression, or a bass figure that is repeated over and over as a musical accompaniment.

Translations

References

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ostinato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ostin?to/, [?o?s?t?i?n?t?o?]
• Rhymes: -?to
• Syllabification: os?ti?na?to

Noun

ostinato

1. (music) ostinato

Declension

Anagrams

• soitanto, taistoon

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin obstin?tus.

Adjective

ostinato (feminine ostinata, masculine plural ostinati, feminine plural ostinate)

1. stubborn, obstinate

Related terms

Noun

ostinato m (plural ostinati, feminine ostinata)

1. a stubborn or obstinate person

Etymology 2

Verb

ostinato m (feminine singular ostinata, masculine plural ostinati, feminine plural ostinate)

1. past participle of ostinarsi

Anagrams

• asintoto

Further reading

• ostinato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

English

Alternative forms

• ritornel
• ritornell
• ritornelle

Etymology

Italian ritornello, diminutive of ritorno return, from ritornare to return: compare French ritournelle.

Noun

ritornello (plural ritornellos or ritornelli)

1. (music) A recurring tutti passage in Baroque music for orchestra or chorus.

Italian

Noun

ritornello m (plural ritornelli)

1. (music) refrain, chorus, burden
2. (music) riff

   Synonym: riff

3. (by extension) same old story, refrain

Spanish

Noun

ritornello m (plural ritornellos)

1. ritornello