Definition of recitative in English:

recitative

noun ˌrɛsɪtəˈtiːvˌrɛsədəˈtiv

mass noun

Musical declamation of the kind usual in the narrative and dialogue parts of opera and oratorio, sung in the rhythm of ordinary speech with many words on the same note.
宣叙调；宣叙部
singing in recitative
用宣叙调歌唱。
Example sentencesExamples
- After a dramatic recitative which Genaux sings with some interesting vocal color, the aria is as light and as refreshing as a cool breeze.
- The piece is an artful reworking both of Hungarian folk music and Baroque recitative.
- The staging for Radames's return - with massed wind and brass, plus ballet - was terrific, despite some backstage noise for Aida's preceding recitative.
- The intricate polyphonic choruses and semi-choruses with solo recitative were always lucidly controlled.
- There the very first note of the opening recitative is a tone lower - G - with the first and the fourth notes of the phrase therefore the same.
- Hawkins doesn't give us a heap of recitative, but actually finds a coherent musical structure that fits the poems.
- The arias now give the impression of being an overflow from the recitative's disciplined passion - as they were in the recitative of early Baroque, Monteverdian opera.
- Brindley Sherratt, the bass soloist to whom much of the important recitative is consigned, conveyed the drama excellently.
- Most of the work is punctuated with recitatives and arias with not much choral work but the work did not bore me at all.
- For a start, it is set in Classical Roman times, in the reign of the Emperor Titus, and strikes me as being much heavier on recitative than Mozart's more famous works.
- The scope of the movement is strictly calibrated so that the more complex, vigorous material executed only by the dancers springs as naturally from the basic choreography as aria does from recitative.
- By the early eighteenth century, operatic juxtapositions (aria versus recitative, for instance) came to be seen as part of a standard order of representation, weakening the original shock-effect of the genre.
- Both composers have the gift of following the twists and turns of often complex poetry without resorting to faux recitative or to dropping a melodic thread.
- But his peculiar language consisted of a sort of recitative, half-speaking the songs rather than singing them.
- I detest recitative in its baroque continuo form.
- These four scenes for Savage are quite significant, involving not just recitative but a sequence of strong da capo arias.
- I ended up writing an operetta - a collection of songs separated by recitatives.
- This musical tradition was developed in the seventeenth century with the emergence of opera, oratorio, and cantata and their attendant forms of aria, recitative, and chorale.
- Much of it is recitative, a music of raw emotion, the cry of the heart without a melody.
- Arias, recitatives and choruses all profit from his lavish and quite astounding musico-theatrical imagination.
Synonyms
incantation, intonation, recitation, singing, song, mantra

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Italian recitativo, from Latin recitare 'to read out' (see recite).

Definition of recitative in US English:

recitative

nounˌresədəˈtēvˌrɛsədəˈtiv

Musical declamation of the kind usual in the narrative and dialogue parts of opera and oratorio, sung in the rhythm of ordinary speech with many words on the same note.
宣叙调；宣叙部
singing in recitative
用宣叙调歌唱。
Example sentencesExamples
- There the very first note of the opening recitative is a tone lower - G - with the first and the fourth notes of the phrase therefore the same.
- The scope of the movement is strictly calibrated so that the more complex, vigorous material executed only by the dancers springs as naturally from the basic choreography as aria does from recitative.
- This musical tradition was developed in the seventeenth century with the emergence of opera, oratorio, and cantata and their attendant forms of aria, recitative, and chorale.
- Most of the work is punctuated with recitatives and arias with not much choral work but the work did not bore me at all.
- These four scenes for Savage are quite significant, involving not just recitative but a sequence of strong da capo arias.
- The arias now give the impression of being an overflow from the recitative's disciplined passion - as they were in the recitative of early Baroque, Monteverdian opera.
- The piece is an artful reworking both of Hungarian folk music and Baroque recitative.
- Both composers have the gift of following the twists and turns of often complex poetry without resorting to faux recitative or to dropping a melodic thread.
- I ended up writing an operetta - a collection of songs separated by recitatives.
- Much of it is recitative, a music of raw emotion, the cry of the heart without a melody.
- After a dramatic recitative which Genaux sings with some interesting vocal color, the aria is as light and as refreshing as a cool breeze.
- But his peculiar language consisted of a sort of recitative, half-speaking the songs rather than singing them.
- For a start, it is set in Classical Roman times, in the reign of the Emperor Titus, and strikes me as being much heavier on recitative than Mozart's more famous works.
- Brindley Sherratt, the bass soloist to whom much of the important recitative is consigned, conveyed the drama excellently.
- The intricate polyphonic choruses and semi-choruses with solo recitative were always lucidly controlled.
- The staging for Radames's return - with massed wind and brass, plus ballet - was terrific, despite some backstage noise for Aida's preceding recitative.
- Arias, recitatives and choruses all profit from his lavish and quite astounding musico-theatrical imagination.
- Hawkins doesn't give us a heap of recitative, but actually finds a coherent musical structure that fits the poems.
- I detest recitative in its baroque continuo form.
- By the early eighteenth century, operatic juxtapositions (aria versus recitative, for instance) came to be seen as part of a standard order of representation, weakening the original shock-effect of the genre.
Synonyms
incantation, intonation, recitation, singing, song, mantra

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Italian recitativo, from Latin recitare ‘to read out’ (see recite).

词汇	recitative
释义	Definition of recitative in English: recitative noun ˌrɛsɪtəˈtiːvˌrɛsədəˈtiv mass noun Musical declamation of the kind usual in the narrative and dialogue parts of opera and oratorio, sung in the rhythm of ordinary speech with many words on the same note. 宣叙调；宣叙部 singing in recitative 用宣叙调歌唱。 Example sentencesExamples After a dramatic recitative which Genaux sings with some interesting vocal color, the aria is as light and as refreshing as a cool breeze. The piece is an artful reworking both of Hungarian folk music and Baroque recitative. The staging for Radames's return - with massed wind and brass, plus ballet - was terrific, despite some backstage noise for Aida's preceding recitative. The intricate polyphonic choruses and semi-choruses with solo recitative were always lucidly controlled. There the very first note of the opening recitative is a tone lower - G - with the first and the fourth notes of the phrase therefore the same. Hawkins doesn't give us a heap of recitative, but actually finds a coherent musical structure that fits the poems. The arias now give the impression of being an overflow from the recitative's disciplined passion - as they were in the recitative of early Baroque, Monteverdian opera. Brindley Sherratt, the bass soloist to whom much of the important recitative is consigned, conveyed the drama excellently. Most of the work is punctuated with recitatives and arias with not much choral work but the work did not bore me at all. For a start, it is set in Classical Roman times, in the reign of the Emperor Titus, and strikes me as being much heavier on recitative than Mozart's more famous works. The scope of the movement is strictly calibrated so that the more complex, vigorous material executed only by the dancers springs as naturally from the basic choreography as aria does from recitative. By the early eighteenth century, operatic juxtapositions (aria versus recitative, for instance) came to be seen as part of a standard order of representation, weakening the original shock-effect of the genre. Both composers have the gift of following the twists and turns of often complex poetry without resorting to faux recitative or to dropping a melodic thread. But his peculiar language consisted of a sort of recitative, half-speaking the songs rather than singing them. I detest recitative in its baroque continuo form. These four scenes for Savage are quite significant, involving not just recitative but a sequence of strong da capo arias. I ended up writing an operetta - a collection of songs separated by recitatives. This musical tradition was developed in the seventeenth century with the emergence of opera, oratorio, and cantata and their attendant forms of aria, recitative, and chorale. Much of it is recitative, a music of raw emotion, the cry of the heart without a melody. Arias, recitatives and choruses all profit from his lavish and quite astounding musico-theatrical imagination. Synonyms incantation, intonation, recitation, singing, song, mantra Origin Mid 17th century: from Italian recitativo, from Latin recitare 'to read out' (see recite). Definition of recitative in US English: recitative nounˌresədəˈtēvˌrɛsədəˈtiv Musical declamation of the kind usual in the narrative and dialogue parts of opera and oratorio, sung in the rhythm of ordinary speech with many words on the same note. 宣叙调；宣叙部 singing in recitative 用宣叙调歌唱。 Example sentencesExamples There the very first note of the opening recitative is a tone lower - G - with the first and the fourth notes of the phrase therefore the same. The scope of the movement is strictly calibrated so that the more complex, vigorous material executed only by the dancers springs as naturally from the basic choreography as aria does from recitative. This musical tradition was developed in the seventeenth century with the emergence of opera, oratorio, and cantata and their attendant forms of aria, recitative, and chorale. Most of the work is punctuated with recitatives and arias with not much choral work but the work did not bore me at all. These four scenes for Savage are quite significant, involving not just recitative but a sequence of strong da capo arias. The arias now give the impression of being an overflow from the recitative's disciplined passion - as they were in the recitative of early Baroque, Monteverdian opera. The piece is an artful reworking both of Hungarian folk music and Baroque recitative. Both composers have the gift of following the twists and turns of often complex poetry without resorting to faux recitative or to dropping a melodic thread. I ended up writing an operetta - a collection of songs separated by recitatives. Much of it is recitative, a music of raw emotion, the cry of the heart without a melody. After a dramatic recitative which Genaux sings with some interesting vocal color, the aria is as light and as refreshing as a cool breeze. But his peculiar language consisted of a sort of recitative, half-speaking the songs rather than singing them. For a start, it is set in Classical Roman times, in the reign of the Emperor Titus, and strikes me as being much heavier on recitative than Mozart's more famous works. Brindley Sherratt, the bass soloist to whom much of the important recitative is consigned, conveyed the drama excellently. The intricate polyphonic choruses and semi-choruses with solo recitative were always lucidly controlled. The staging for Radames's return - with massed wind and brass, plus ballet - was terrific, despite some backstage noise for Aida's preceding recitative. Arias, recitatives and choruses all profit from his lavish and quite astounding musico-theatrical imagination. Hawkins doesn't give us a heap of recitative, but actually finds a coherent musical structure that fits the poems. I detest recitative in its baroque continuo form. By the early eighteenth century, operatic juxtapositions (aria versus recitative, for instance) came to be seen as part of a standard order of representation, weakening the original shock-effect of the genre. Synonyms incantation, intonation, recitation, singing, song, mantra Origin Mid 17th century: from Italian recitativo, from Latin recitare ‘to read out’ (see recite).
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