obligato

[ ob-li-gah-toh ]

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adjective

, plural ob·li·ga·tos, ob·li·ga·ti [ob-li-, gah, -ee].

obligato

/ ˌɒblɪˈɡɑːtəʊ /

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The said orchestra consisted of a violin and accordion, both played by amateurs, with an occasional obligato on the common comb.

Romberg, then in the zenith of his fame as a Virtuoso, played one of his Quartetts with Violoncello obligato.

Besides these large works he has written a number of songs, of which five are with viola obligato.

"Ich steh auf den Standpunkt," said the politicians; and the racket of machine-guns offered an obligato.

This piece will contain several obligato passages written expressly for our Bull-Frog.

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