recitative
Dialogue, in an opera etc, that, rather than being sung as an aria, is reproduced with…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.
Meaning
1 sensesDialogue, 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.
In Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience, Bunthorne performs the recitative "Am I Alone and Unobserved?" before going on to his solo aria "If You're Anxious For To Shine".
Rezitativ
речитати́вrečitatív
речитати́вrečytatýv
- a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech
Translations
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Origin
From Italian recitativo, from recitare, from Latin recitō.From Italian recitativo, from recitare, from Latin recitō.
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Forms
plural: recitatives| Singular | recitative |
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