recitativo parlante
Definition of the Italian term recitativo parlante in music:
- recitative style developed in operas of the 1800s, where composers sought to create continuity in the orchestral accompaniment between arias and recitatives, therefore mostly marking the change to recitative by introducing a more declamatory singing style
Language
Italian
Singular
recitativo parlante
Plural
recitativi parlanti
Abbreviation
recit. parlante
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to recitativo parlante:
- parlante – talking, speaking...
- recitativo – recitative (solo song in a dramatic work where the...