obbligato
adjective
(used as a musical direction) obligatory or indispensable; so important that it cannot be omitted.
obbligatos
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pluralof obbligato.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It spotlights six-beat drumming, intertwined guitars, synthesizer and accordion obbligatos, call-and-response vocals, singing and rapping, cheerfully claiming a whole continuum of ideas.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
Eva Salina lent her poised, lustrous voice to complexly morose songs from the Balkans in a duo with the Serbian-style accordionist Peter Stan, who backed her with oompah chords and puckish, skittering obbligatos.
From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2018
Oboist Stephen Bard and violinist Tatiana Chulochnikova were her able partners in the obbligatos, though intonation problems with John Moran’s cello in the second aria were a minor distraction.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 26, 2017
The four solo voices – Anna Dennis, Tim Mead, Stuart Jackson and George Humphreys – emulated that lilt in their phrasing, with the timbre of Mead's countertenor in particular blending well with the instrumental obbligatos.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 26, 2013
The obbligatos in his symphonies are a very different matter; they go beyond accepted technical boundaries.
From Violin Mastery Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers by Frederick Herman Martens
