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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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