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recitative |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Recitative \Rec`i*ta*tive"\, n. [It. recitativo, or F. r['e]citatif. See {Recite}.] (Mus.) A species of musical recitation in which the words are delivered in manner resembling that of ordinary declamation; also a piece of music intended for such recitation; -- opposed to melisma. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: recitative n : a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech
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