Obbligato
From Fresh Dictionary
(Redirected from Obligato)
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English
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Noun
obbligato, obligato
- (music): 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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