obligato
Americanadjective
plural
obligatos, obligatiadjective
Example Sentences
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Immediately the thump and swish began again, though the moaning obligato did not.
From The Land of Strong Men by Chisholm, A. M. (Arthur Murray)
The band from its station on a platform car boomed "Hail to the Chief," the engine whistle screaming an obligato.
From The Rainy Day Railroad War by Day, Holman
The aria, "Let the bright Seraphim," was sung by Signora Avolio, for whom it was written, and the trumpet obligato was played by Valentine Snow, a virtuoso of that period.
From The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers by Upton, George P. (George Putnam)
The chorus sing with much good humor, and are accompanied by a charming violin obligato.
From Stars of the Opera by Wagnalls, Mabel
Every human experience has thus its particular and curious æsthetic flavor, as an inevitable though undetected obligato.
From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Edman, Irwin
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