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Yes, recitative is playable

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"Recitative" Definition

noun

A passage rendered in this style.
A style used in operas, oratorios, and cantatas in which the text is declaimed in the rhythm of natural speech with slight melodic variation and little orchestral accompaniment.
A rhythmically free vocal style that imitates the natural inflections of speech and that is used for dialogue and narrative in operas and oratorios.
A passage to be delivered in this style.

adjective

Of, relating to, or having the character of a recital or recitation.

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