Recitative

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, or having the character of a recital or recitation.
  • n. A style used in operas, oratorios, and cantatas in which the text is declaimed in the rhythm of natural speech with slight melodic variation and little orchestral accompaniment.
  • n. A passage rendered in this style.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. 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
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • adj. Of or pertaining to recitation; intended for musical recitation or declamation; in the style or manner of recitative.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In music, in the style of a recitative; as if spoken.
  • n. In music:
  • n. A form or style of song resembling declamation—that is, in which regularity of rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic structure is reduced to the minimum.
  • n. A section, passage, or movement in the style described above.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech
    • Antonym
    melisma   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    musical passage    passage   
    Cross Reference
    simple recitative   
    Hyponym
    arioso   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    singsong    recitation    duet    refrain    quartette   
     
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