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Ob·bli·ga·to

/ˌäbləˈɡädō/

noun
- 1. an instrumental part, typically distinctive in effect, which is integral to a piece of music and should not be omitted in performance: "with piano obbligato"
Word Origin Italian, literally ‘obligatory’, from Latin obligatus, past participle of obligare (see oblige).
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Musical line that is indispensable in performance
In Western classical music, obbligato ( also spelled obligato) usually describes a musical line that is in some way indispensable in performance. Its opposite is the marking ad libitum. It can also be used, more specifically, to indicate that a passage of music was to be played exactly as written, or only by the specified instrument, without changes or omissions. The word is borrowed from Italian ... Wikipedia
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