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plural of recitative
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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
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of a recital
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{n} a musical speaking
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Of or pertaining to recitation; intended for musical recitation or declamation; in the style or manner of recitative
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a vocal style or a vocal piece designed to imitate speech; in an opera, it usually serves to carry the action from one aria to another; the accompaniment is usually a simple so that the performer(s) can follow the singer's free declamatory style Example: "Thy Hand Belinda" from Purcell's Dido and Aeneus
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A musical work usually found in an opera or oratorio, which mimics the patterns of speech, in order to advance the story
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A half-singing, half-reciting style of presenting words in opera, cantata, oratorio, etc , which follows speech accents and speech rhythms closely
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a style of vocal music that is halfway between singing and speaking; generally, it has a simple accompaniment It is usually quite plain, often having many words on a repeated note The rhythm is free, following the natural accents of speech Recitative is used in opera and oratorio where it conveys information to the audience (The arias express emotion and show off the singers' voices )
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A kind of vocal music invented in the baroque era, closely associated with opera Recitative is irregular in rhythm, so that it can closely emulate the people speak; and in pitch, it rises and falls in the way speech rises and falls In early opera, recitatives preceded arias
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a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech
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{i} style of vocal music between singing and speaking; musical piece composed in this style
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a speech set to music that is sung by one person and continues the story of an opera (=musical play) between the songs (recitativo, from recitare, from ; RECITE). Style of accompanied solo singing that imitates the rhythms and tones of speech. Representing an attempt at an ideally expressive musical text setting, which the ancient Greeks were thought to have mastered, it came into existence in tandem with opera 1600, the first operas being largely written in recitative. Recitative style gradually began to separate from lyrical aria style. Regular alternation of recitative with aria became the rule for both opera and cantata, and recitative became essential to the dramatic oratorio as well. It remains basic to operatic composition; the presence of recitative (as opposed to spoken dialogue) most clearly distinguishes opera from the musical and related genres
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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; serves to expound the plot
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A passage of speech-like singing, used in opera to speed the development of the plot - often as a preliminary to aria
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{s} pertaining to recitation, pertaining to public speaking, of declamation
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vocal music which relies on the natural inflections of speech and gives less stress to ordered rhythm and metre, spoken music
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A style of musical declamation that is halfway between singing and ordinary speech
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A species of musical recitation in which the words are delivered in a manner resembling that of ordinary declamation; also, a piece of music intended for such recitation; opposed to melisma
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a semi-sung dialogue and narrative in opera and oratorio It is almost like dramatic speech
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Recitative is text that is sung in a spoken style In opera, recitative is the dialogue that furthers the action of the plot The Beggar's Opera did not contain recitative
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[reh-sih-tah-teev] From the Italian "recitativo " A declamatory style of singing designed to imitate the natural inflections of speech It was developed by a group of Florentine intellectuals (c 1600) in an attempt to recreate the performance style of ancient Greek tragedy, and became an essential feature of operas and oratorios In early Baroqueoperas, [cons/genres] the distinction between recitative and aria was often blurred; by the late Baroque (c 1700) the two were completely distinct in style and purpose, with recitative used to propel the plot and aria used for poetic reflection In the Romantic period the lines between the two forms began to blur again Baroque and Classicalopera featured two types of recitative: recitativo secco ("dry recitative") featuring quick articulation of the text, accompanied by harpsichord; and recitativo accompagnato ("accompanied recitative"), more dramatic and melodic, accompanied by the full orchestra
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singing speech, in which the singer chants the words
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Solo vocal declamation that follows the inflections of the text, often resulting in a disjunct vocal style; found in opera, cantata, and oratorio
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