obbligato

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Pronunciation

/ɒblɪˈɡɑːtəʊ/(UK)

Definition of obbligato

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

An obbligato section; a prominent countermelody, often written to be played or sung above the principal theme (in a higher pitch range).

“The noise of the traffic outside the building on the boulevard made an unmusical obbligato to my thinking.”

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From Italian obbligato. Piecewise doublet of obliged.

134 playable · top: OBLIGATO (11 pts)

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