Definition of obbligato Obbligato

We found 4 definitions of obbligato from 3 different sources.

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What does obbligato mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: obbligatoes

obbligato - a part of the score that must be performed without change or omission
  obligato
obbligato - a persistent but subordinate motif
  obligato
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Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • obbligato
    ob-li-gä′to, adj. that cannot be done without.—n. a musical accompaniment, itself of independent importance, esp. that of a single instrument to a vocal piece.—Also Obliga′to. [It.]

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