obligato
Americanadjective
adjective
Example Sentences
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Meantime, under the influence of some anodyne which Pete had found in his medicine chest, Mr. Hamlin became quiet and pretermitted his vocal obligato.
From Gabriel Conroy by Harte, Bert
I am in very fair health, London decidedly agrees with me, and I don't suffer as much as I expected from the obligato spleen of blue devildom.
From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II by Barrington, Mrs. Russell
The trial scene before Caiaphas and the threefold denial of Peter follow, leading up to the beautiful aria for alto, with violin obligato, "Oh, pardon me, my God!"
From The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers by Upton, George P. (George Putnam)
He is making a speech to the mob and tearing off his uniform obligato.
From A Son of the Immortals by Christy, Howard Chandler
There had been another concert and, among other things, Frances had sung Gounod's "Ave Maria" while Paul had played the obligato.
From A Top-Floor Idyl by Van Schaick, George
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