obligato

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ob·li·ga·to

O0005300 (ŏb′lĭ-gä′tō)adj. & n. Variant of obbligato.

(ˌɒblɪˈɡɑːtəʊ) adj, n (Classical Music) music a variant spelling of obbligato

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Noun	1.	obligato - a persistent but subordinate motifobbligatomotif, motive - a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
	2.	obligato - a part of the score that must be performed without change or omissionobbligatosection, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"

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