Obligato

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Obligato \Ob"li*ga"to\, a. [It.]
     See {Obbligato}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  obligato
       n 1: a persistent but subordinate motif [syn: {obbligato}]
       2: a part of the score that must be performed without change or
          omission [syn: {obbligato}]
       [also: {obligati} (pl)]