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A Note on Stile Recitativo

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 1983

F.W. Sternfeld
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Extract

Jonson's remark that in 1617 a whole masque ‘was sung (after the Italian manner) Stylo Recitativo’ poses a riddle of nomenclature. When did the Italians first use the phrase ‘stile recitativo’, and from what time on was the term used fairly consistently?

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Musical Association , Volume 110 , 1983 , pp. 41 - 44
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Copyright © 1985 The Royal Musical Association and the Authors

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1 This note was prompted by the discussion that followed the reading of Dr Wall's paper.Google Scholar