Explore Obligato through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like obbligato or motif. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Obligato meaning
Alternative spelling of obbligato.
Synonyms of Obligato
Using Obligato
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative spelling of obbligato.
- Useful related words include: obbligato, motif, motive, section.
Context around Obligato
- Average sentence length in these examples: 32.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Obligato
- In this selection, "obligato" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 32.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, role and usage stand out and add context to how "obligato" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include in an obligato role with and painting and obligato usage of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "obligato" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with obligato
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In 1631 he published a number of masses, which were much more baroque, with basso continuo, rhetorical word painting and obligato usage of instruments. (24 words)
Brown, "B A: Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von", Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Retrieved 10 December 2007) Some chamber music in this period includes trombone in an obligato role with voice, and also as a concerto instrument with string orchestra. (41 words)
Brown, "B A: Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von", Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Retrieved 10 December 2007) Some chamber music in this period includes trombone in an obligato role with voice, and also as a concerto instrument with string orchestra. (41 words)
In 1631 he published a number of masses, which were much more baroque, with basso continuo, rhetorical word painting and obligato usage of instruments. (24 words)
Example sentences (2)
Brown, "B A: Gluck, Christoph Willibald, Ritter von", Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Retrieved 10 December 2007) Some chamber music in this period includes trombone in an obligato role with voice, and also as a concerto instrument with string orchestra.
In 1631 he published a number of masses, which were much more baroque, with basso continuo, rhetorical word painting and obligato usage of instruments.