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recitative [ˌresɪtəˈti:v] N MUS

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With one exception the recitative sections are "secco" (dry), where a simple vocal line is accompanied by continuo only.
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Instead of moving from one musical number to another, the musical segments e.g. aria, recitative, chorus are interspersed with periods of dialogue.
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In symmetry, it is framed by two alto recitatives, the second a reprise of the first.
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In the second movement of that work, the violinist is the soloist in an instrumental recitative.
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They are frequently in recitative style, essentially monodic, based on notes in the range of a third or a fourth.
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Large sections of dialogue from the play were set to music for the recitatives in the opera.
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A secco recitative leads to an aria, accompanied by two violins, which are marked solo in the material for a later performance.
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Most of the recitatives are secco, as in the opera of the time, driving the action.
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These chants were recitatives with irregular rhythms and phrases, which carried serious messages.
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However, it did not contain the recitatives or the final chorus.
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