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recitativo

[ res-i-tuh-tee-voh; Italian re-chee-tah-tee-vaw ]

noun

Music.
plural recitativos, recitativi


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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of recitativo1

Borrowed into English from Italian around 1610–20
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Example Sentences

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There are many places where we need to make a connection; for me that is the recitativo.

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What I try to achieve is less of a gap between the recitativo moments and the arias.

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Typically at this time, the story was told by the recitativo, and the aria described the feeling.

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But in this opera, the recitativo has so many stories, while the arias are also telling them.

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It encourages fandom through substance, by showing us the art itself, illuminating its workings, and educating us about recitativo and coloratura.

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