recitative

In music, in the style of a recitative; as if spoken.

In music:

A form or style of song resembling declamation—that is, in which regularity of rhythmic, melodic, and harmonic structure is reduced to the minimum.

A section, passage, or movement in the style described above.

Of or pertaining to recitation; intended for musical recitation or declamation; in the style or manner of recitative.

A species of musical recitation in which the words are delivered in a manner resembling that of ordinary declamation; also, a piece of music intended for such recitation; — opposed to melisma.

dialogue, in an opera etc, that, rather than being sung as an aria, is reproduced with the rhythms of normal speech, often with simple musical accompaniment or harpsichord continuo, serving to expound the plot

of a recital

a vocal passage of narrative text that a singer delivers with natural rhythms of speech