Pronouncing Dictionary of Musical Terms

How to say it as well as what it means: every Italian, German and French musical term of 1896, respelled phonetically for the student.

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Recht (Ger.)

Right.

Recitando (It.) (reh-chee-tan'-do), Recitante (reh-chee-tan-teh). In the style of a recitative.

Recitative (Eng.), Recitatif (Fr.) (re-ceeta-teef'), Recitativo (It.) (reh-chee-ta-tee'vo), Recitativ (Ger.) (reh-see-ta-tiv'). Declamatory singing, resembling chanting somewhat, tand supposed, when invented in 1600, to be a revival of Greek art.

Abbreviation Recit.

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