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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesオブリガート
Pronunciation / Transliteration: oburigāto
"フルートのオブリガートが美しく響きます。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An essential musical accompaniment or obbligato part that cannot be omitted in performance.
"The delicate violin obbligetto wove seamlessly around the primary vocal melody."
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Indispensable or obligatory in the context of an artistic or musical arrangement.
"The composer insisted that the flute line was obbligetto to the overall emotional structure of the piece."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Italian musical term 'obbligato' (meaning obliged or indispensable), with a playful historical corruption or diminutive blending with words like 'allegretto'. It entered English musicology and specialized arts discourse in the late 19th century to denote an essential, highly decorative musical accompaniment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Obligetto" is said worldwide
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partie obligée
Transliteration: paʁti ɔbliʒe
"La flûte joue une partie obligée dans ce mouvement."
Obligatstimme
Transliteration: obliˈɡaːtˌʃtɪmə
"Die Violin-Obligatstimme prägt den Charakter des Liedes."
obbligato
Transliteration: obbliˈɡato
"Il violino esegue un obbligato di straordinaria bellezza."
obligatto
Transliteration: obliˈɡato
"El violonchelo tiene un obligatto fundamental en la pieza."
obrigatório
Transliteration: obɾiɡaˈtɔɾju
"O acompanhamento instrumental é obrigatório para a harmonia."
अनिवार्य संगीतीय भाग
Transliteration: anivarya sangeetiya bhaag
"यह संगीत रचना का एक अनिवार्य संगीतीय भाग है।"
助奏
Transliteration: zhù zòu
"小提琴的助奏为乐曲增色不少。"
오블리가토
Transliteration: obeulligato
"바이올린 오블리가토가 곡의 분위기를 살려줍니다."
オブリガート
Transliteration: oburigāto
"フルートのオブリガートが美しく響きます。"
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