English

Alternative spellings
obligato

Noun
en-noun

1. music A part of the score that must be played as written; a required part.
2. 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.

#:w:John_Philip_Sousa|John Philip Sousa's The Stars and Stripes Forever includes a famous piccolo obbligato.

Translations

Italian: obbligato#Italian|obbligato
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See also
wikipedia
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Italian

Adjective
it-adj|obbligat

1. obliged, compelled, constrained, forced, bound
2. obligatory, unavoidable, forced
3. obliged, indebted
4. fixed, set

#:percorso obbligato - fixed course

1. music|lang=it obbligato

Synonyms
costretto (1)
vincolato (1)
imposto (2)
inevitabile (2)
obbligatorio (2,4)
grato (3)
riconoscente (3)
fisso (4)

Noun
it-noun|obbligat|m|o|i feminine obbligata

1. obligator, obligor

Synonyms
obbligante

Verb
it-pp|obbligat

1. past participle of obbligare

Derived terms
obbligatoriamente
obbligatorio
obbligatorietà

Related terms
obbligare

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