Music A-Level
Recitativo accompagnato
What Recitativo accompagnato means in Music A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Recitativo accompagnato
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Recitative with orchestral support, using fuller orchestral accompaniment for dramatic effect.
Topics that use Recitativo accompagnato
- Area of study 1: Western classical tradition 1650–1910 (compulsory) - Musical elements (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Antecedent phrase
- Antiphonal texture
- Aria
- Articulation
- Balanced phrases
- Bass suspension
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- Binary form
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