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How to pronounce “recitative”

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Pronunciation guide for recitative

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of recitative with real speech in context.
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Real speech example: Broadway's Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812recitative to gritty Russian folk songs,
Definition summary: (music) 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.

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Broadway's Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

recitative to gritty Russian folk songs,

[Noun]
(music) 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]
of a recital