obbligato

ob·bli·ga·to also ob·li·ga·to  (bl-gät) Music

adj.

Not to be left out; indispensable. Used of an accompaniment that is an integral part of a piece.

n. pl. ob·bli·ga·tos also ob·li·ga·tos or ob·bli·ga·ti also ob·li·ga·ti (-t)

An obbligato accompaniment.

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[Italian, past participle of obbligare, to obligate, from Latin obligre, to oblige; see oblige.]

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obbligato, obligato [ˌɒblɪˈgɑːtəʊ] Music

adj

(Music / Classical Music) not to be omitted in performance

n pl -tos, -ti [-tiː]

(Music / Classical Music) an essential part in a score with oboe obbligato See also ad-lib

[from Italian, from obbligare to oblige]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	obbligato - a persistent but subordinate motif obligato motif, motive - a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
	2.	obbligato - a part of the score that must be performed without change or omission obligato section, 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"

Translations

obbligato [ˌɒblɪˈgɑːtəʊ] (Mus)

A. ADJ → obligado

B. N (obbligatos or obbligati (pl)) → obligado m