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Obbligato
Noun
obbligato, obligato
- (music): part of the score that must be played as written; a required part
- (music): 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.
- John Philip Sousa's The Stars and Stripes Forever includes a famous piccolo obligato.
See also
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