recitatif
- a variation of recitative.
Example Sentences
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They were an anti-jam band and pro-avant; the first decent song they came up with was a shambolic version of what became “Psycho Killer,” with Weymouth contributing the French recitatif in the song’s bridge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2025
Consider the female empowerment in the 1963 "I'm a Woman," which the singer purrs mostly in recitatif.
From Time ● Aug. 24, 2011
And Mr. Innes's eyes lighted up when he spoke of the admirable style recitatif in the oratory of St. Marcellus when there was a congregation of the Brothers of the Holy Crucifix.
From Evelyn Innes by Moore, George (George Augustus)
