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What is an obbligato?

What is an obbligato? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (music) An obbligato section; a prominent countermelody, often written to be played or sung above the principal theme (in a higher pitch range). [from 19th c.]
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The cor anglais and violin obbligato in the duet for male alto and tenor, Wie selig, with its thirds and lyrical highlights was particularly effective.
The prelude in E forms the obbligato organ part of the opening chorus of the cantata Wir danken dir.
He commissioned Mozart to write a trio with obbligato flute, which the latter promised to do.
It is not sung, but only declaimed, and the music is like an obbligato recitative.
In all Bachs church compositions in which there is an organ obbligato part, there is another organ part for the continuo.
They were customarily for solo voice with continuo, but pieces for up to five voices were also composed and obbligato parts sometimes included.

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