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recitative
DEFINITIONS OF:
recitative
1
n
a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech
Types:
arioso
(music) a short recitative that is melodic but is not an aria
Type of:
musical passage
,
passage
a short section of a musical composition
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