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Definition of Recitatively

Recitatively
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.

Meaning of Recitatively from wikipedia

- Recitative (/ˌrɛsɪtəˈtiːv/, also known by its Italian name recitativo ([retʃitaˈtiːvo]) is a style of delivery (much used in operas, oratorios, and cantatas)...
- in mind." In the final form of the oratorio, the text is structured as recitative p****ages of the text of Genesis, often set to minimal accompaniment, inters****d...
- tenor Evangelist in secco recitative accompanied only by continuo. Soloists sing the words of various characters, also in recitative; in addition to Jesus...
- series of versicles and responses forms the preces. The versicle is sung recitatively on a note with a simple cadence. The opening versicle before the first...
- the early 16th century, when chants transformed from being performed recitatively to being elaborately sung. At the same time, the strict service regimen...
- usually occurring in an opera or oratorio, falling somewhere between recitative and aria in style. Literally, arioso means airy. The term arose in the...
- used interchangeably, Sprechgesang is directly related to the operatic recitative manner of singing (in which pitches are sung, but the articulation is...
- Lord Harewood put it: the music of Semele is so full of variety, the recitative so expressive, the orchestration so inventive, the characterization so...
- 3–.4 00104 82.2/2–/3 1. c.1731 (AMB) Notebook A. M. Bach (1725) No. 34 Recitative "Ich habe genug"; Aria "Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen" E min. s Bc...
- couplets: "Quand une femme est si jolie" (When a woman is so pretty) (Gérald) Recitative: "Nous commettons un sacrilège" (We are committing sacrilege) (Gérald)...