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ob·li·ga·to (

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adj. & n.

Variant of obbligato.

obligato [ˌɒblɪˈgɑːtəʊ]

adj & n

(Music / Classical Music) Music a variant spelling of obbligato

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

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obligato

n (= part) → Obligato nt

adj → obligato

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laughter motif motive obbligato section subdivision			From the point of view of our theme, however, it is worth mentioning that apart from a series of pieces surviving in manuscript, two of Brentner's collections contain arias that were akin--as we know--to the solo concerto both in structure and in this concrete case in the use of obligato instruments in the accompaniment. Missing music? The Baroque Concerto in Bohemia by Kapsa, Vaclav / Czech Music The performance achieved further transcendence through the weeping obligato line of first violinist Alison Bury, who directed the OAE with almost imperceptible authority. OAE/Scholl by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk Le ne rendo gratie se non quelle che devo quelle al meno che posso maggiori, et sono meno desideroso che obligato di servirla. Cultural clientelism and brokerage networks in early modern Florence ... by Cole, Janie / Renaissance Quarterly			objurgation Objurgatory obl. oblanceolate oblanceolate leaf oblast oblate Oblate ellipsoid Oblate spheroid Oblateness Oblati oblation Oblationer Oblatrate Oblatration Oblatum Oblectate Oblectation Obligable obligate obligate anaerobe obligated obligated reservist obligation obligational obligato Obligatorily Obligatoriness obligatory oblige obliged obligee obligement obliger obliging obligingly obligingness obligor Obliquation oblique oblique air photograph oblique air photograph strip oblique angle Oblique arch Oblique ascension oblique bandage Oblique bridge oblique case Oblique circle Oblique cone Oblique descension			obligation repudiated Obligation Work Limiting Date obligation-based theory obligation-based theory obligation-based theory obligation-based theory Obligation-Certification Tree obligational obligational obligational obligational obligational Obligational Authority Obligational Authority/Expenditure Authority Obligational Contractual Relations Obligations Obligations Obligations Obligations Obligations Obligations à Bon de Conversion Obligations after car accident Obligations Assimilables du Trésor Obligations of Citizenship Obligations of confidentiality Obligations of confidentiality Obligations of confidentiality Obligations of confidentiality Obligations of employer? Obligations Reference obligato obligator obligator obligator obligator obligatorily obligatorily obligatorily obligatorily will Obligatoriness Obligatoriness Obligatorisk Tjenestepensjon Obligatorisk Ventilationskontroll obligators obligators obligators obligators obligatory obligatory obligatory obligatory obligatory obligatory Obligatory AOL Reference Obligatory BMW Content Obligatory Contour Principle Obligatory Exercise Questionnaire Obligatory Expenditure Obligatory Expenditures Obligatory Motor Third Party Liability Obligatory Office Equipment

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