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dialogue
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sprechgesang
rhythm
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harpsichord
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accompaniment
parlando
plot
recitatively
recitativelike
speech
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Definitions:
Noun
recitative
Definition: a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech
Definition: dialogue, in an opera etc, that, rather than being sung as an aria, is reproduced with the rhythms of normal speech, often with simple musical accompaniment or harpsichord continuo, serving to expound the plot
Adjective
Definition: of a recital