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  2. Ostinato - Wikipedia

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    In gospel and soul music, the band often vamps on a simple ostinato groove at the end of a song, usually over a single chord. In soul music, the end of recorded songs often contains a display of vocal effects—such as rapid scales, arpeggios, and improvised passages. For recordings, sound engineers gradually fade out the vamp section at the ...

  3. Carol of the Bells - Wikipedia

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    The music for the carol comes from the song written by the Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych in 1914; the English-language lyrics were written in 1936 by American composer Peter Wilhousky. [1] The music is based on a four-note ostinato and is in 3 4 time signature, with the B-flat bell pealing in 6 8 time.

  4. Canto Ostinato - Wikipedia

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    Canto Ostinato ("Obstinate Song" (as ostinato)) is a musical composition written by the Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt. The piece was completed in 1976 and performed for the first time in 1979 and is by far his most popular and most performed work.

  5. Song for My Father (composition) - Wikipedia

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    "Song for My Father" is a composition by Horace Silver. The original version, on the album of the same title by Silver's quintet, was recorded on October 26, 1964. It has become a jazz standard and is probably Silver's best-known composition. [1] According to Silver, the song was "in part inspired by our Brazilian trip.

  6. Six O'Clock - Wikipedia

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    Alan Clayson identifies the "snotty synthesiser ostinato" as the song's most salient feature, adding: "'Six O'Clock' could have been made up by McCartney in his sleep. It was certainly commensurate with the wispy lyrics and syrupy jingles that comprised Red Rose Speedway, Wings' 1973 album."

  7. Pizza Guy (song) - Wikipedia

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    Jim from Backseat Mafia said "'Pizza Guy' opens with these gently pulsating analogue synths, as these chords underneath stay static, like a carpet. As it progresses there's more evidence of that classic 80s sound – the wiry electronic sounds, the warm, plopping bassline as it develops into something that brings the funk to the party, almost Prince style in some ways."

  8. Heart and Soul (Frank Loesser and Hoagy Carmichael song)

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    "Heart and Soul" is a popular song composed by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Frank Loesser. It charted with different artists between 1938 and 1961. A simplified version is a popular piano duet. Larry Clinton and his Orchestra were the first to record and release the song in 1938 with Bea Wain on vocals.

  9. Oye Cómo Va - Wikipedia

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    The block chord ostinato pattern that repeats throughout the song was most likely borrowed by Puente from Cachao's 1957 mambo "Chanchullo", [3] [1] which was recorded by Puente in 1959. [4] [5] The song has been praised by critics and inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002. Due to its ...