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recitativo
[ res-i-tuh-tee-voh; Italian re-chee-tah-tee-vaw ]
noun
, Music.
, plural rec·i·ta·ti·vos, rec·i·ta·ti·vi [res-i-t, uh, -, tee, -vee, r, e-chee-tah-, tee, -vee],
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Word History and Origins
Origin of recitativo1
Borrowed into English from Italian around 1610–20
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Example Sentences
The first interruption, indeed, was a recitativo with chords, followed by a verse from the leading treble.
From Project Gutenberg
Of course you know that there is no singing in it, but merely recitation, to which the music is a sort of obligato recitativo.
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The recitativo stromentato, or accompanied recitative, was only used to emphasise situations of special importance.
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The recitativo secco was accompanied by the harpsichord, at which the composer himself presided.
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The most important of all these improvements was the abandonment of recitativo secco.
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