Associations to the word «Recitative»
Noun
Adverb
Wiktionary
RECITATIVE, noun. (music) dialogue, in an opera etc, that, rather than being sung as an aria, is reproduced with the rhythms of normal speech, often with simple musical accompaniment or harpsichord continuo, serving to expound the plot
RECITATIVE, adjective. Of a recital
Dictionary definition
RECITATIVE, noun. A vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech.
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.