Words Like RECITATIVE
    
   We have put together a list of words that are similar to RECITATIVE.
    
    
    
        
            3 Alternative Words Similar to recitative
   
            
               
            
            
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        Melisma
    
    
         Noun       Antonym
    
    
    
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        Arioso
    
    
         Noun       Hyponym
    
    
    
        
       
    
    
        10 definitions of recitative
           
        
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        A species of musical recitation in which the words are delivered in a manner resembling that of ordinary declamation; also, a piece of music intended for such recitation; -- opposed to melisma.
    
    
    
 
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        Of or pertaining to recitation; intended for musical recitation or declamation; in the style or manner of recitative.
    
    
    
 
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        a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech
    
    
    
 
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        Of, relating to, or having the character of a recital or recitation.
    
    
    
 
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        A style used in operas, oratorios, and cantatas in which the text is declaimed in the rhythm of natural speech with slight melodic variation and little orchestral accompaniment.
    
    
    
 
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        A passage rendered in this style.
    
    
    
 
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        In music, in the style of a recitative; as if spoken.
    
    
    
 
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        A form or style of song resembling declamation—that is, in which regularity of rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic structure is reduced to the minimum.
    
    
    
 
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        A section, passage, or movement in the style described above.