obligato

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obligato
noun US variant spelling of obbligato.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
obbligato /ˌɒblɪˈgɑːtəʊ/ (US also obligato)
noun (pl. obbligatos or obbligati) an instrumental part integral to a piece of music and not to be omitted in performance.
– origin Ital., lit. ‘obligatory’.
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