obbligato
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[edit] Noun
obbligato (plural obbligatos)
- (music) A part of the score that must be played as written; a required part.
- (music) An elaborate or flowery countermelody, often written to be played or sung above the principal theme (in a higher pitch range). Frequently includes a repetitive motif.
- John Philip Sousa's The Stars and Stripes Forever includes a famous piccolo obbligato.
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Etymology
From Latin obligātus.
[edit] Adjective
obbligato m. (f. obbligata, m plural obbligati, f plural obbligate)
- obliged, compelled, constrained, forced, bound
- obligatory, unavoidable, forced
- obliged, indebted
- fixed, set
- percorso obbligato - fixed course
- (music) obbligato
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- costretto (1)
- vincolato (1)
- imposto (2)
- inevitabile (2)
- obbligatorio (2,4)
- grato (3)
- riconoscente (3)
- fisso (4)
[edit] Noun
obbligato m. (plural obbligati) feminine obbligata
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[edit] Verb
obbligato m (f obbligata, m plural obbligati, f plural obbligate)
