Word · Frequency #28204
recitative
宣叙调；朗诵调
a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer performs with the natural rhythms of speech
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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.
歌剧中不用咏叹调演唱,而按言语节奏念唱,常配简单伴奏或通奏低音,以展开剧情。
歌剧中不用咏叹调演唱,而按言语节奏念唱,常配简单伴奏或通奏低音,以展开剧情。
In use
During the opera rehearsal, the tenor sang the recitative with a calm, natural speaking voice.
The recitative before the aria tells the audience what has happened so far.
Many composers wrote recitatives that imitate the rise and fall of everyday conversation.
a recitative
作可数名词，指一段宣叙调；复数为 recitatives。
The composer added a short recitative before the chorus.
作曲家在合唱前加了一段简短的宣叙调。
in recitative
in recitative 为惯用搭配，表示以接近说话的自然节奏演唱。
Much of the dialogue is sung in recitative.
大部分对白都是以宣叙调演唱的。
recitative from [work]
可用 from 引出具体的歌剧或作品。
Connections
Collocations
- secco recitative
- 干宣叙调
- The opera uses secco recitative for the dialogue.这部歌剧在对话部分使用了干宣叙调。
- accompanied recitative
- 有伴奏宣叙调
- In the finale, the soprano sings an accompanied recitative.在终曲中，女高音演唱了一段有伴奏宣叙调。
- recitative style
- 宣叙调风格
- The composer sets the text in a speech-like recitative style.作曲家以类似说话的宣叙调风格来谱这段词。
- compose a recitative
- 创作宣叙调
- The composer was asked to compose a recitative for the new libretto.这位作曲家受邀为新脚本创作一段宣叙调。
- in recitative
- 以宣叙调形式
- The narrator delivers the story in recitative.叙述者以宣叙调形式讲述故事。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
recitative 开头像 recite（背诵），歌剧里演员用说话节奏“背诵”剧情，便是宣叙调。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：music history、opera、music theory recitative 是音乐术语，通常用于歌剧、清唱剧等声乐作品中，指以自然语言节奏演唱的叙事性独唱段落。这个词比较正式，多出现在音乐史、乐评或作品分析等语境中，日常口语中不常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words is a perfect rhyme with /ˈresɪteɪtɪv/; they are listed to help with the spelling and sound of the ending. Imitative, quantitative, qualitative, and authoritative all contain the written suffix -itative and in the pronunciations shown here end in /teɪtɪv/, matching recitative’s final /teɪtɪv/ but not its stressed vowel. Initiative is a warning: although it resembles recitative, its -iative is pronounced /ʃətɪv/, not /teɪtɪv/. Relative also warns that the spelling -ative is often /ətɪv/.
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