ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Canto Ostinato

Canto Ostinato is a fun musical piece that goes on and on and on and on... just like when you ask your parents to play your favorite song over and over again!

It's like building with legos, but instead of building towers or houses, the musicians build a long and looping piece of music. They use special patterns, like when you use red, blue and green legos over and over again to make a pattern in your tower. These patterns are called "ostinato" and they repeat over and over again, just like when you say "are we there yet?" over and over again on a long car ride.

The cool thing about Canto Ostinato is that the musicians can make it sound different each time they play it. They can change the patterns or add new ones, just like when you change your lego creation by adding different shapes and colors.

So just like how you love your favorite song because it's so catchy, people love Canto Ostinato because it's so fun to hear the repeating patterns over and over again in different ways!