different between instrumental vs obbligato
instrumental
English
Etymology
From Middle English instrumental, instrumentale, from Medieval Latin instrumentalis, from instruere (“to build into, set up, construct, furnish", hence "to train”), from in- (“on”) + struere (“to put together, arrange, pile up, build, construct”), from Proto-Indo-European *strew- (“to spread, to strew”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?nst???m?nt?l/, /?nst???m?nt?l/
Adjective
instrumental (comparative more instrumental, superlative most instrumental)
- essential or central; of great importance or relevance.
- 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 2, 51:
- Few songwriters have been as instrumental in creating the mold for American music.
- 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 2, 51:
- (music) Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for, an instrument, especially a musical instrument (rather than the human voice).
- 1848, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second
- He defended the use of instrumental music in public worship.
- c. 1700, John Dryden, Cymon and Iphigenia
- Sweet voices mix'd with instrumental sounds.
- 1848, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second
- (grammar) Applied to a case expressing means or agency, generally indicated in English by by or with with the objective.
- the instrumental case
Antonyms
- noninstrumental
Coordinate terms
- (serving as a means): final
- (music): vocal, a capella
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
instrumental (plural instrumentals)
- (grammar) The instrumental case.
- (music) A composition written or performed without lyrics, sometimes using a lead instrument to replace vocals.
- 1977, Stereo Review (volume 38, page 70)
- I recommend this album in the face of the fact that five of the eleven songs are the purest filler, dull instrumentals with a harmonica rifling over an indifferent rhythm section. The rest is magnificent […]
- 1977, Stereo Review (volume 38, page 70)
Translations
Further reading
- instrumental in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- instrumental in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Catalan
Adjective
instrumental (masculine and feminine plural instrumentals)
- instrumental
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??s.t?y.m??.tal/
Adjective
instrumental (feminine singular instrumentale, masculine plural instrumentaux, feminine plural instrumentales)
- instrumental
Noun
instrumental m (plural instrumentaux)
- (grammar) instrumental, instrumental case
See also
- accusatif
- génitif
- locatif
- nominatif
- vocatif
Further reading
- “instrumental” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Etymology
From French instrumental. Equivalent to Instrument +? -al.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a?l
Adjective
instrumental (not comparable)
- (music) instrumental
Declension
Antonyms
- nichtinstrumental
Further reading
- “instrumental” in Duden online
Middle English
Alternative forms
- instrumentale, instrumentall
Etymology
From Medieval Latin instrumentalis; equivalent to instrument +? -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /instriu?m?n?ta?l/, /instru?m?ntal/
Adjective
instrumental (rare)
- Resembling an instrument in role; instrumental (serving as a means)
- Resembling an instrument in use (i.e. being used as a tool)
- Resembling a (specific kind of) instrument in appearance.
Descendants
- English: instrumental
References
- “instr??ment?l, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-12.
Portuguese
Adjective
instrumental m or f (plural instrumentais, comparable)
- (music) instrumental (having no singing)
- (grammar) instrumental (pertaining to the instrumental case)
Noun
instrumental m (plural instrumentais)
- (uncountable, grammar) instrumental (grammatical case)
- (countable, music) instrumental (composition without singing)
Romanian
Etymology
From French instrumental.
Adjective
instrumental m or n (feminine singular instrumental?, masculine plural instrumentali, feminine and neuter plural instrumentale)
- instrumental
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
?nstrument?l m (Cyrillic spelling ??????????????)
- the instrumental case
- (music) a composition made for instruments only or a (version of some) song in which only the instruments are heard
Declension
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /í?nstrum?ntal/, /instrum?ntá?l/
Noun
?nstrumental or instrument?l m inan
- (grammar) instrumental case
- Synonym: orodnik
- (music) instrumental music
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Spanish
Adjective
instrumental (plural instrumentales)
- instrumental
Derived terms
- caso instrumental
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obbligato
English
Alternative forms
- obligato
Etymology
From Italian obbligato.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?bl?????t??/
Noun
obbligato (plural obbligatos or obbligati)
- (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.]
- 1953, Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye, Penguin 2010, p. 281:
- The noise of the traffic outside the building on the boulevard made an unmusical obbligato to my thinking.
- 1953, Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye, Penguin 2010, p. 281:
Translations
See also
- descant
Italian
Etymology
From Latin oblig?tus.
Adjective
obbligato (feminine obbligata, masculine plural obbligati, feminine plural obbligate)
- obliged, compelled, constrained, forced, bound
- obligatory, unavoidable, forced
- obliged, indebted
- fixed, set
- percorso obbligato - fixed course
- (music) obbligato
Synonyms
- costretto (1)
- vincolato (1)
- imposto (2)
- inevitabile (2)
- obbligatorio (2,4)
- grato (3)
- riconoscente (3)
- fisso (4)
Noun
obbligato m (plural obbligati, feminine obbligata)
- obligator, obligor
- Synonym: obbligante
Verb
obbligato m (feminine singular obbligata, masculine plural obbligati, feminine plural obbligate)
- past participle of obbligare
Derived terms
- obbligatoriamente
- obbligatorio
- obbligatorietà
Related terms
- obbligare
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