Obbligato
Italian for obligatory, from Latin word obligare, to oblige. In classical music an obbligato is an elaborate accompaniment part played by a single instrument. Originally indicated a passage of music that was to be played as written, without changes or omissions, as opposed to ad libitum. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ A example of a well-known obbligato would be the piccolo obbligato in the trio of John Philip Sousa's march Stars and Stripes Forever. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Italian: Italian may refer to:... Latin: Latin is an Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. It gained great importance as the formal language of the Roman Empire. All Romance languages are descended from Latin, and many words based on Latin are found in other modern languages such as English. The ... Classical music: :This article disambiguates several traditions of music called "classical music". For the most common uses in English, please see European classical music and Classical music era.... | ~ Table of Content ~
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