Recitative (/ˌrɛsɪtəˈtiːv/, also known by its Italian name recitativo ([retʃitaˈtiːvo]) is a style of delivery (much used in operas, oratorios, and cantatas)...

in mind." In the final form of the oratorio, the text is structured as recitative passages of the text of Genesis, often set to minimal accompaniment, interspersed...

usually occurring in an opera or oratorio, falling somewhere between recitative and aria in style. Literally, arioso means airy. The term arose in the...

tenor Evangelist in secco recitative accompanied only by continuo. Soloists sing the words of various characters, also in recitative; in addition to Jesus...

the Prophets) 8. Recitative & Chorus — Sie aber stürmten auf ihn ein; Steiniget ihn! (Then they ran upon him; Stone him!) 9. Recitative & Chorale — Und...

used interchangeably, Sprechgesang is directly related to the operatic recitative manner of singing (in which pitches are sung, but the articulation is...

Introduction: "Found a peanut!" 5. Recitative: "Ah, dear husband"     Aria: "Stay with me" 6. Recitative: "Suzanna" 7. Recitative: "Dog!"     Aria: "Perfidy,...

comique. In traditional number opera, singers employ two styles of singing: recitative, a speech-inflected style, and self-contained arias. The 19th century...

movements are simple oratorio forms such as recitative and aria, others explore hybrid combinations, such as recitative with choir, for dramatic effect. The...

couplets: "Quand une femme est si jolie" (When a woman is so pretty) (Gérald) Recitative: "Nous commettons un sacrilège" (We are committing sacrilege) (Gérald)...

author supplied additional poetry for the inner movements as sequences of recitative and duet, based on the love poetry of the Song of Songs. Bach structured...

recitative) Awful pleasing being, say (Alto aria) Joshua, I come commission'd (Tenor, Soprano recitative) Leader of Israel (Tenor, Soprano recitative)...

terrenæ / Ah! non conturbate", recitative, aria, recitative "Alta gloria, cara vita! / Anhelo spe costante", aria, recitative "O auræ serenaæ / Ardeno suspiro...

style is also known as liturgical recitative, though it differs in some important ways from other types of recitative. In the medieval church, the whole...

librettist paraphrased the inner stanzas as recitatives and arias, quoting one stanza of the hymn within a recitative. Bach scored the cantata for four vocal...

for Galatea. Instead of a repetition of the first stanza, Rolli has a recitative between Galatea and Polifemo before commencing the second verse. Rolli...

betreten Recitative (Evangelist, Jesus): Und nahm zu sich Petrus und Jakobus und Johannes Chorale: Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit Recitative (Evangelist...

to the recitatives, which knit together the oratorio into a coherent whole. In particular, Bach made particularly effective use of recitative when combining...

Lute, Lyrichord and other Instruments" HWV 294 for performance after the recitative Timotheus, plac'd on high in Part I; a concerto grosso in C major in 4...

"Accompagnato" is a recitative accompanied by the orchestra, rather than by continuo instruments only, as in the passages marked "recitative".) The 1996 production...

Gottes" (Only consider, child of God) as a secco recitative ending in an arioso, the typical style of recitatives during the Weimar period. It adopts canonic...

vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical...

Telemann. Noteworthy in the score are the number and quality of accompanied recitatives (a characteristic it shares with Il Pompeo), and the sheer variety of...

lebendig" Recitative: "Du hast gesiegt" Aria: "Soll ich vor dir, Herr" Duet: "So sind wir nun mit ihm begraben" Aria: "Geerbte Schuld" Recitative: "Nimm...

"Accompagnato" is a recitative accompanied by the orchestra, rather than by continuo instruments only, as in the passages marked "recitative".) Arrival of the...

Handel composed for London, focused overwhelmingly on solo arias and recitatives for the star singers and contained very little else; they did not feature...

Adagio) in E♭ minor – Recitative „Jehova, du, mein Vater!“ – Aria (Allegro) „Meine Seele ist erschüttert!“ in c minor 2. Recitative „Erzittre, Erde, Jehovahs...

major) Duet recitative: Nu, Mieke, gib dein Guschel immer her (A major) Aria (soprano): Ach, es schmeckt doch gar zu gut (A major) Recitative (bass): Der...

with a spoken recitative, before singing the two verses. He repeated the second half of the first verse the second time around. The Recitative goes: "The...

Bach structured the cantata in five movements, alternating arias and recitatives. He scored the work for an alto soloist and a small ensemble of oboe...