recitative

Meanings

Plural: recitatives

Noun

a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech
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.

Adj

of a recital

Origin / Etymology

From Italian recitativo, from recitare, from Latin recitō.

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