obbligato

[ ob-li-gah-toh; Italian awb-blee-gah-taw ]

/ ˌɒb lɪˈgɑ toʊ; Italian ˌɔb bliˈgɑ tɔ /

Music.

adjective

(used as a musical direction) obligatory or indispensable; so important that it cannot be omitted.

noun, plural ob·bli·ga·tos, ob·bli·ga·ti [ob-li-gah-tee; Italian awb-blee-gah-tee]. /ˌɒb lɪˈgɑ ti; Italian ˌɔb bliˈgɑ ti/.

an obbligato part or accompaniment.

a continuing or persistent subordinate or background motif.

a subordinate part of a solo.

Also obligato.

Origin of obbligato

1715–25; <Italian: bound, obliged <Latin obligātus;see obligate

Words nearby obbligato

Obama, Obamacare, Oban, Obasanjo, obb., obbligato, obclavate, obcompressed, obconic, obconical, obcordate

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Example sentences from the Web for obbligato

He commissioned Mozart to write a trio with obbligato flute, which the latter promised to do.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3)|Otto Jahn
Sarcastic Tuscan humor keeps up an obbligato accompaniment throughout the poem.
Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature|John Addington Symonds
The music served as obbligato for the mighty diapason of men's voices; the thousands talked as they waited.
The Landloper|Holman Day
The accompanying (obbligato) instrument is not mentioned, but the work may well have been one of these Sonatas.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock Thayer

Twenty-five Scotch Melodies for one or two voices and chorus (obbligato), violin, viola, and 'cello.
Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.)|Elliott Graeme

British Dictionary definitions for obbligato

obbligato

obligato

music

adjective

not to be omitted in performance

noun plural -tos or -ti (-tiː)

an essential part in a scorewith oboe obbligato

Word Origin for obbligato

C18: from Italian, from obbligare to oblige

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单词	obbligato
释义	obbligato [ ob-li-gah-toh; Italian awb-blee-gah-taw ] / ˌɒb lɪˈgɑ toʊ; Italian ˌɔb bliˈgɑ tɔ / Music. adjective (used as a musical direction) obligatory or indispensable; so important that it cannot be omitted. noun, plural ob·bli·ga·tos, ob·bli·ga·ti [ob-li-gah-tee; Italian awb-blee-gah-tee]. /ˌɒb lɪˈgɑ ti; Italian ˌɔb bliˈgɑ ti/. an obbligato part or accompaniment. a continuing or persistent subordinate or background motif. a subordinate part of a solo. Also obligato. Origin of obbligato 1715–25; <Italian: bound, obliged <Latin obligātus;see obligate Words nearby obbligato Obama, Obamacare, Oban, Obasanjo, obb., obbligato, obclavate, obcompressed, obconic, obconical, obcordate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for obbligato He commissioned Mozart to write a trio with obbligato flute, which the latter promised to do. Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3)\|Otto Jahn Sarcastic Tuscan humor keeps up an obbligato accompaniment throughout the poem. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature\|John Addington Symonds The music served as obbligato for the mighty diapason of men's voices; the thousands talked as they waited. The Landloper\|Holman Day The accompanying (obbligato) instrument is not mentioned, but the work may well have been one of these Sonatas. The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (of 3)\|Alexander Wheelock Thayer Twenty-five Scotch Melodies for one or two voices and chorus (obbligato), violin, viola, and 'cello. Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.)\|Elliott Graeme British Dictionary definitions for obbligato obbligato obligato music adjective not to be omitted in performance noun plural -tos or -ti (-tiː) an essential part in a scorewith oboe obbligato See also ad-lib Word Origin for obbligato C18: from Italian, from obbligare to oblige Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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