recitativo
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of recitativo
Borrowed into English from Italian around 1610–20
Example Sentences
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Typically at this time, the story was told by the recitativo, and the aria described the feeling.
From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2023
There are many places where we need to make a connection; for me that is the recitativo.
From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2023
What I try to achieve is less of a gap between the recitativo moments and the arias.
From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2023
John Spencer conducted from the keyboard, deftly rendering the recitativo accompaniment.
From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2014
The dissolute Don chatters glibly in it with Zerlina, but when Donna Anna and Don Ottavio converse, it is in the recitativo stromentato.
From How to Listen to Music, 7th ed. Hints and Suggestions to Untaught Lovers of the Art by Krehbiel, Henry Edward
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