Associations to the word «Obligato»

Wiktionary

OBLIGATO, noun. Alternative spelling of obbligato

Dictionary definition

OBLIGATO, noun. A persistent but subordinate motif.
OBLIGATO, noun. A part of the score that must be performed without change or omission.

Wise words

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