obligato

American  

[ob-li-gah-toh] / ˌɒb lɪˈgɑ toʊ /

adjective

plural

obligatos, obligati

1. obbligato.

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obligato British  

/ ˌɒblɪˈɡɑːtəʊ /

adjective

1. music a variant spelling of obbligato

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Example Sentences

At times when the obligato goat's laugh bleated in among the melodious pangs, I caught a glimpse in the background of a crowd of small women-figures who nodded their odious heads with wicked wantonness.

From The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine by Heine, Heinrich

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)

It is in its general effect a soprano obligato with chorus.

From The Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers by Upton, George P. (George Putnam)

Repatriation went on to a parrot obligato, and I never hear a parrot squawk without a flash of South Africa across my mind.

From The Passionate Friends by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

This obligato part is of special significance, since with rhythmic change it forms the chief theme of the Trio in the following movement.

From Music: An Art and a Language by Spalding, Walter Raymond