1. a persistent but subordinate motif; [syn: obbligato, obligato]
2. a part of the score that must be performed without change or omission; [syn: obbligato, obligato]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
obbligato
n 1: a persistent but subordinate motif [syn: obbligato,
obligato]
2: a part of the score that must be performed without change or
omission [syn: obbligato, obligato]