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secco recitative
noun[ C or U ]
music specializeduk /ˌsek.əʊ res.ɪ.təˈtiːv/ us /ˈsek.oʊ ˌres.ɪ.təˈtiːv/(alsorecitativo secco)
a type of recitative(= words in a piece of music that are sung as if they are being spoken) when the orchestra does not play and the singer does not follow a regular rhythm:
The introductory chorus is followed by a secco recitative.
Early Italian opera used long passages of secco recitative.
I'm all in favour of immediacy in recitativo secco, but it shouldn't be shouty.
The messenger speaks in secco recitative and the king replies with a full orchestral accompaniment.
Salieri's work is marked by an extensive use of chorus and an absence of secco recitative.
Accompanied passages were later composed to replace the old-fashioned secco recitatives.
Recitativo secco did not appeal to her at all.
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