obligato

[ ob-li-gah-toh ]

adjective, noun,plural ob·li·ga·tos, ob·li·ga·ti [ob-li-gah-ee]. /ˌɒb lɪˈgɑ i/.

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How to use obligato in a sentence

  • Nocturnes, obligatos, and finally the wonderful music of Chopin, followed in quick succession.

    Bee and Butterfly | Lucy Foster Madison
  • He was always willing to sing and Anita was always ready to play the violin obligatos for him.

    Betty at Fort Blizzard | Molly Elliot Seawell

British Dictionary definitions for obligato

obligato

/ (ˌɒblɪˈɡɑːtəʊ) /


adjective, noun
  1. music a variant spelling of obbligato

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