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Recitative
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Meaning
Noun
●
In Music:
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
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Origin
recitative
English
recitativo
Latin
recitare
Latin
recito
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Staccatos
Coda
Cadenza
Melody
Plainchant
Scherzo
Modal Jazz
Basso Continuo
Harmonic Progression
Symphonic Poem
Viola Da Gamba
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