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

The work of the second day forms the theme of "The Marvellous Work," for soprano obligato with chorus,--a number characterized by great joyousness and spirit.

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

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 searchlight switched off, the shells fell less frequently, the Oriental obligato fell away in a diminuendo of pathetic cries and a staccato of terrified jabbering.

From The Tale of a Trooper by Mackenzie, Clutha N. (Clutha Nantes)

The aria, "Let the bright Seraphim," was sung by Signora Avolio, for whom it was written, and the trumpet obligato was played by Valentine Snow, a virtuoso of that period.

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

All night the jungle-fowl and monkeys kept up an incessant obligato, and the forest seemed to re-echo with mysterious and far-off sounds.

From The Great White Tribe in Filipinia by Gilbert, Paul T. (Paul Thomas)