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OBLIGATO
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Irregular inflected form: obligati
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A part of the score that must be performed without change or omission
Synonyms:
obbligato; obligato
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("obligato" is a kind of...):
section; subdivision (a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A persistent but subordinate motif
Synonyms:
obbligato; obligato
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("obligato" is a kind of...):
motif; motive (a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music)
