obbligato

== English == === Alternative forms === obligato === Etymology === From Italian obbligato. Piecewise doublet of obliged. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɒblɪˈɡɑːtəʊ/ === Noun === obbligato (plural obbligatos or obbligati) (music) An obbligato section; a prominent countermelody, often written to be played or sung above the principal theme (in a higher pitch range). [from 19th c.] ==== Translations ==== === See also === descant == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin obligātus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ob.bliˈɡa.to/ Rhymes: -ato Hyphenation: ob‧bli‧gà‧to === Adjective === obbligato (feminine obbligata, masculine plural obbligati, feminine plural obbligate, superlative obbligatissimo) obliged, compelled, constrained, forced, bound Synonyms: costretto, vincolato obligatory, unavoidable, forced Synonyms: imposto, inevitabile, obbligatorio obliged, indebted Synonyms: grato, riconoscente fixed, set Synonym: fisso percorso obbligato ― fixed course (music) obbligato ==== Derived terms ==== obbligatamente ==== Related terms ==== obbligare obbligatorio === Noun === obbligato m (plural obbligati, feminine obbligata) obligator, obligor Synonym: obbligante === Participle === obbligato (feminine obbligata, masculine plural obbligati, feminine plural obbligate) past participle of obbligare