recitative
/ˌresɪtəˈtiːv/noun
mass noun
- musical declamation of the kind usual in the narrative and dialogue parts of opera and oratorio, sung in the rhythm of ordinary speech with many words on the same note宣叙调; 宣叙部：
singing in recitative.
用宣叙调歌唱。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from Italian recitativo, from Latin recitare 'to read out' （see RECITE）.