recitative

A vocal passage in an opera, oratorio, or cantata that is sung in a style imitating the natural rhythms and inflections of speech, often used to advance the plot or narrative.

• 🇪🇸Pasaje vocal en ópera, oratorio o cantata, interpretado con un estilo que imita los ritmos e inflexiones naturales del habla, a menudo utilizado para avanzar la trama o el relato.

1. Musical speech-like passage C1 formal

   A style of vocal music that follows the natural rhythms and inflections of speech, often used in opera and oratorio to advance the plot or narrative.

   • The opera begins with a short recitative that sets the scene.
   • The singer delivered the recitative with dramatic clarity.
   • In Baroque music, recitative often precedes an aria.

   🇪🇸Recitativo

• recitatives plural form
• recitatives' possessive plural form
• recitative's possessive singular form