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Definitions of recitative in various dictionaries:
noun - a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech
Of, relating to, or having the character of a recital or recitation.
A style used in operas, oratorios, and cantatas in which the text is declaimed in the rhythm of natural speech with slight melodic variation.
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| Sung speech, as in opera |
| Operatic musical declamation |
| Words sung in ground before Italian musical coming up |
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| Feb 27 2018 The Telegraph - Toughie |
| Jul 13 2005 The Guardian - Quick crossword |
| Dec 4 2004 The Times - Concise |
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| musical declamation of the kind usual in the narrative and dialogue parts of opera and oratorio, sung in the rhythm of ordinary speech with many words on the same note. |
| a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech |
| in music, words that are sung as if they are being spoken |
| Musical declamation of the kind usual in the narrative and dialogue parts of opera and oratorio, sung in the rhythm of ordinary speech with many words on the same note. |
| Of, relating to, or having the character of a recital or recitation. |
| A style used in operas, oratorios, and cantatas in which the text is declaimed in the rhythm of natural speech with slight melodic variation and little orchestral accompaniment. |
| A passage rendered in this style. |
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Recitative (, also known by its Italian name "recitativo" ([retʃitaˈtiːvo])) is a style of delivery (much used in operas, oratorios, and cantatas) in which a singer is allowed to adopt the rhythms of ordinary speech. Recitative does not repeat lines as formally composed songs do. It resembles sung ordinary speech more than a formal musical composition. * Recitative can be distinguished on a continuum from more speech-like to more musical, with more sustained melodic lines. The mostly syllabic recitativo secco ("dry", accompanied only by continuo) is at one end of a spectrum through recitativo accompagnato (using orchestra), the more melismatic arioso, and finally the full-blown aria or ensemble, where the pulse is entirely governed by the music. * The term recitative (or occasionally liturgical recitative) is also applied to the simpler formulas of Gregorian chant, such as the tones used for the Epistle, Gospel, preface and collects; see accentus. |