— recitalist , n.
/ri suyt"l/ , n.
1. a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
2. a similar entertainment in a field other than music: a dance recital.
3. a program or concert by dance or music students to demonstrate their achievements or progress.
4. an act or instance of reciting.
5. a formal or public delivery of something memorized.
6. a detailed statement.
7. an account, narrative, or description: He gave a recital of the things he'd been doing since we'd last seen him.
[ 1505-15; RECITE + -AL 2 ]
Syn. 7. See narrative .