recitative; declamatory operatic passage
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recitative; a speech-like, declamatory style of singing in opera and oratorio
technicalA technical term from Western classical music describing a vocal style that mimics speech rhythms, used primarily for narrative passages in opera, oratorio, and cantata. Contrasts with aria (咏叹调).
Zhè这
duàn段
xuān宣
xù叙
diào调
chàng唱
de得
hěn很
yǒu有
xì戏
jù剧
zhāng张
lì力
。
This recitative is sung with great dramatic tension.
Gē歌
jù剧
zhōng中
cháng常
yòng用
xuān宣
xù叙
diào调
lái来
tuī推
dòng动
jù剧
qíng情
fā发
zhǎn展
。
Recitative is often used in operas to advance the plot.
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Qǐng请
tīng听
qīng清
chàng唱
jù剧
zhōng中
xuān宣
xù叙
diào调
yǔ与
yǒng咏
tàn叹
diào调
de的
duì对
bǐ比
。
Please listen to the contrast between the recitative and aria in this oratorio.