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Definition of Obligato
1. Noun. A persistent but subordinate motif.
2. Noun. A part of the score that must be performed without change or omission.
Definition of Obligato
1. a. See Obbligato.
Definition of Obligato
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of obbligato) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Obligato
1. an important musical part [n -TI or -TOS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Obligato
Literary usage of Obligato
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Lorenzo De' Medici, Called the Magnificent. by William Roscoe (1797)
"... nientedimeno voglio restarvi obligato in quanto appartiene a me privatamente,
che la ingiuria pub- lieu non posso, ne voglio, ne debbo perdonare, ..."
2. The Life and Enterprises of Robert William Elliston, Comedian by George Raymond (1857)
"Elliston put his mouth close to the operative's ear, and muttered, " Violino
obligato." The overture being over, and the curtain about to rise, the prompter ..."
3. The Story of Music and Musicians for Young Readers by Lucy Cecil Lillie (1886)
"Scarlatti's obligato.— One Hundred Years of Progress.—List of Instruments.—Chamber
Music.—A Conductor's Responsibility.—The First Use of the Baton. ..."
4. A Course of Instruction in Instrumentation by Salomon Jadassohn (1899)
"A special kind of accompaniment remains yet to be mentioned, it is the orchestral
accompaniment with obligato instrument. This instrument then steps from ..."
5. Illustrations in Choir Accompaniment by Dudley Buck (1880)
"The quality of the male voice is such that, when the obligato underlies it (as
it does for the most part in this example), the registration may be more ..."
6. Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake (1851)
"The recitative includes the simple (by some also called the parlante) and the
accompanied, or, more properly, the obligato. In the simple recitative, ..."
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