transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌäs-tə-ˈnä-(ˌ)tō, ˌȯs- ]
noun
( plural -tos also osti·na·ti -tē)
Etymology: Italian, obstinate, from Latin obstinatus
Date: circa 1876
: a musical figure repeated persistently at the same pitch throughout a composition — compare imitation , sequence