recitative

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re·ci·ta·tive /ˌresətəˈtiːv/ noun [countable, uncountable]  technicalAPM a speech set to music that is sung by one person and continues the story of an opera (=musical play) between the songs 〔歌剧中的〕宣叙部

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recitative• Although there is once again some interfering aspirates, some improvement is noticeable, and the text in recitatives is better delivered.• Mozart received the libretto in advance and composed some of the recitatives in Salzburg.• We decided to omit the recitatives because, quite frankly, they are not very interesting.Origin recitative (1600-1700) Italian recitativo, from recitare, from Latin; → RECITE

re·ci·ta·tive nounChineseSyllable  

is music set to by speech one that sung Corpus a

recitative
re‧ci‧ta‧tive /ˌresətəˈtiːv, ˌresɪtəˈtiːv/ noun [uncountable and countable]technical a speech set to music that is sung by one person and continues the story of an opera (=musical play) between the songs

reci·ta·tiveBrE /ˌresɪtəˈtiːv/ 🔊NAmE /ˌresɪtəˈtiːv/ 🔊 noun [countable, uncountable] (music 音乐) a passage in an opera or oratorio that is sung in the rhythm of ordinary speech with many words on the same note （歌剧或清唱剧中的）宣叙调

aria, chorus, coloratura, diva, libretto, opera, orchestra pit, recitative, score, surtitles