OBBLIGATO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does obbligato mean? 

• OBBLIGATO (noun)
  The noun OBBLIGATO has 2 senses:

1. a persistent but subordinate motif

2. a part of the score that must be performed without change or omission

  Familiarity information: OBBLIGATO used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OBBLIGATO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A persistent but subordinate motif

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

obbligato; obligato

Hypernyms ("obbligato" is a kind of...):

motif; motive (a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A part of the score that must be performed without change or omission

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

obbligato; obligato

Hypernyms ("obbligato" is a kind of...):

section; subdivision (a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical))