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obbligato (ŏbləgä`tō) [Ital.,=obligatory], in music, originally a term by which a composer indicated that a certain part was indispensable to the music. Obbligato was thus the direct opposite to ad libitum [Lat.,=at will], which indicated that the part so marked was unessential and might be omitted. Misunderstanding of the term obbligato, however, resulted in a reversal of its meaning; when a violin part, for example, is added to a song it is called a violin obbligato, whereas it may be a superfluous ornament for which ad libitum would be a more precise direction. obbligato, obligato Music 1. not to be omitted in performance 2. an essential part in a score |
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| a' cui versi e alle cui prose uniche e perfette, e piu tosto divine che umane, secondo il giudicio di rutt'i migliori [che degli altri, quasi pipistrelli alla luce del sole, ci devono piu tosto a compassione muovere ed increscimenro loro, che a maraviglia e a riso] tutt'i Toscani, anzi tutre le nazioni, e massimamente noi Fiorentini, semo grandissimamente tenuti e strettissimamente obbligati. But they were never inscribed there, and whether they were meant to be physically incorporated into the monument or rather to float free as literary obbligati is not altogether clear. |
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