obligato
Multiple Entries:obligato obbligato
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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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