recitative
noun/ˌresɪtəˈtiːv/
/ˌresɪtəˈtiːv/
[countable, uncountable] (music)- a passage in an opera or oratorio that is sung in the rhythm of ordinary speech with many words on the same noteWord Originmid 17th cent.: from Italian recitativo, from Latin recitare ‘to read out’, from re- (expressing intensive force) + citare ‘cite’.
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