RECITATIVE


Meaning of RECITATIVE in English

adj of or pertaining to recitation; intended for musical recitation or declamation; in the style or manner of recitative.

2. recitative ·noun 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.

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