RECITATIVE

Recitative

Recitative, also known by its Italian name "recitativo", is a style of delivery in which a singer is allowed to adopt the rhythms of ordinary speech. The mostly syllabic recitativo secco is at one end of a spectrum through recitativo accompagnato, the more melismatic arioso, and finally the full-blown aria or ensemble, where the pulse is entirely governed by the music.

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recitative

Noun

  1. dialogue, in an opera etc, that, rather than being sung as an aria, is reproduced with the rhythms of normal speech, often with simple musical accompaniment or harpsichord continuo, serving to expound the plot

Adjective

  1. of a recital


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