Question

Recitative is

A. The part of the Mass that is sung on special occasions
B. A musical delivery that imitates the patterns of speech in an opera
C. A text setting typical of the Renaissance period.
D. Many notes set to a single syllable of text

Answer 1

B. A musical delivery that imitates the patterns of speech in an opera.

Step-by-step explanation:

A recitative is defined as a 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.