Recitative

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Recitative \Rec`i*ta*tive"\ (r[e^]s`[i^]*t[.a]*t[=e]v"), n. [It.
     recitativo, or F. r['e]citatif. See {Recite}.] (Mus.)
     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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Recitative \Rec`i*ta*tive"\, a.
     Of or pertaining to recitation; intended for musical
     recitation or declamation; in the style or manner of
     recitative. -- {Rec`i*ta*tive"ly}, adv.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  recitative
       n : a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers
           with natural rhythms of speech