OBBLIGATO


Meaning of OBBLIGATO in English

n. (pl. -os) Mus. an accompaniment, usu. special and unusual in effect, forming an integral part of a composition (with violin obbligato).

[ It., = obligatory, f. L obligatus past part. (as OBLIGE) ]

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