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- Dictionaryobbligato/ˌɒblɪˈɡɑːtəʊ/
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- 1. an instrumental part, typically distinctive in effect, which is integral to a piece of music and should not be omitted in performance: "with piano obbligato"
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Obbligato. In Western classical music, obbligato ( Italian pronunciation: [obbliˈɡaːto], also spelled obligato [1]) usually describes a musical line that is in some way indispensable in performance. Its opposite is the marking ad libitum.
The meaning of OBBLIGATO is not to be omitted : obligatory —used as a direction in music. How to use obbligato in a sentence.
Obbligato definition: (used as a musical direction) obligatory or indispensable; so important that it cannot be omitted.. See examples of OBBLIGATO used in a sentence.
OBBLIGATO meaning: 1. in a piece of music, a necessary part that is played by a single instrument to accompany (= play…. Learn more.
obbligato, (Italian: “obligatory”), in music, essential but subordinate instrumental part. For example, in an 18th-century aria with trumpet obbligato, the trumpet part, although serving as accompaniment to the voice, may be as brilliant in its writing as that of the voice itself.
Obbligato meaning: what the word obbligato means when written on a score - Classical Music.
said earlier, generally prior to the 19th cent., of an accompaniment essential to the proper performance of a piece, but now usually of one that can be omitted if necessary: often used as a musical direction. noun Word forms: plural ˌobbliˈgatos or ˌobbliˈgati (ˌɑblɪˈgɑti ) 2. an obbligato accompaniment.