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obbligato::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | obligato |
| Type of | section, subdivision |
Examples of obbligato
obbligato
From Vienna, the conductor supplied an obbligato of support to Bing's explanation.
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He'd then offer a few riffs or phrases of obbligato accompaniment before stepping aside.
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On that occasion he played two solos and the obbligato part in Courtlandt Palmer's Lethe.
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The Piedmont East Bay Children's Choir delivers the wordless obbligato in the snow scene.
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A nagging obbligato to this breakdown is the never-ending downpour.
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In 1958, Benjamin Britten wrote a Nocturne for tenor, seven obbligato instruments and strings.
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Glittering in red, gold and mother-of-pearl, Lucille answers in a wordless, keening obbligato.
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Songs with piano and an obbligato instrument are rare.
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In many arias Bach uses obbligato instruments, which correspond with the singer as an equal partner.
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- A persistent but subordinate motif
- A part of the score that must be performed without change or omission
- In classical music obbligato usually describes a musical line that is in some way indispensable in performance. Its opposite is the marking ad libitum. ...
- A part of the score that must be played as written; a required part; An elaborate or flowery countermelody, often written to be played or sung above the principal theme (in a higher pitch range). Frequently includes a repetitive motif
- (It.) An instrumental part, typically distinctive in effect, that is integral to a piece of music and should not be omitted in performance.
- Obbligato (Italian: obligatory) is often used virtually as a noun in English, in spite of its derivation. It is used to indicate an additional instrumental part that cannot be omitted, particularly when a solo instrument adds an accompanying melody in some baroque vocal forms. ...
- A counter-melody which complements the main theme and which constitutes an indispensable part of the composition
- In music, an essential instrumental part, second in importance only to the principal melody.
- An occasional but extended instrumental solo, often to accompany the vocal part in an aria. Indispensable.
