It means a constantly repeated short rythmic pattern!
A descant is an ornamental melody that has higher pitch level than the main melody while an ostinato is a motif or phrase that is played repeatedly throughout a section.
Where a piece of music is built around a melody which is sung or played on a solo instrument, other instruments which supply harmonic and rhythmic support are called the accompaniment.
Bebop is a style of jazz characterized by fast tempo, instrumental virtuosity and improvisation based on the combination of harmonic structure and melody. Hip hop is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted.
A beat (or pulse), is simply the rhythmic structure of the music that accompanies the notes that flow along as the music progresses.
Regular rhythm (usually 4/4 beat of at least 120+ BPM), one or more synthesizer elements in the song, and may optionally include vocals.
It is a constantly repeated short rhythmic pattern. A looped sample perhaps.
ostinato
Ostinato is a repeating pattern, usually in the baseline of the music.
A melody in which is played various times.
Minimalist music: Music based on the frequent repetition (with the slightest variations) of a small musical idea.Glass, Einstein on the Beach (Chapter 55)
I would suppose 'ostinato' or, repeat
Do you mean "ostinato"? That is a short musical phrase that is repeated many times.
An ostinato is a repeated melody, while repetition involves forming a melodic ostinato.
Rhythmic
Yes. The melody in Gamelan music is repeated. The meaning of an ostinato is a continually repeated musical rhythm. So Gamelan music does have an ostinato.
Ostinato - 1968 is rated/received certificates of: Belgium:KNT
Ostinato is a motif or phrase, which is persistently repeated in the same musical voice