A repeated pattern on the bass, the ostinato, was frequently used in the 17th and 18th centuries. Over this repeated ground motif, other voices are laid, weaving a beguiling skein of contrasting variations.
A repeated pattern on the bass, the ostinato, was frequently used in the 17th and 18th centuries. Over this repeated ground motif, other voices are laid, weaving a beguiling skein of contrasting variations.