recital

re·cit·al  (r-stl)

n.

1. The act of reading or reciting in a public performance.

2. A very detailed account or report of something; a narration.

3. A public performance of music or dance, especially by a solo performer.

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re·cital·ist n.

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recital [rɪˈsaɪt^əl]

n

1. (Music / Classical Music) a musical performance by a soloist or soloists Compare concert [1]

2. the act of reciting or repeating something learned or prepared

3. an account, narration, or description

4. a detailed statement of facts, figures, etc.

5. (Law) (often plural) Law the preliminary statement in a deed showing the reason for its existence and leading up to and explaining the operative part

recitalist  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	recital - the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant" yarn, narration body - the central message of a communication; "the body of the message was short" introduction - the first section of a communication close, closing, ending, conclusion, end - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." report, account - the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple" recounting, telling, relation - an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable"
	2.	recital - performance of music or dance especially by soloists performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity"
	3.	recital - a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance; "the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems" recitation, reading oral presentation, public speaking, speechmaking, speaking - delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking" declamation - recitation of a speech from memory with studied gestures and intonation as an exercise in elocution or rhetoric
	4.	recital - a detailed statement giving facts and figures; "his wife gave a recital of his infidelities" statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
	5.	recital - a detailed account or description of something; "he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings" account, chronicle, history, story - a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"

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recital

noun

1. performance, rendering, rehearsal, reading a solo recital

2. account, telling, story, detailing, statement, relation, tale, description, narrative, narration, enumeration, recapitulation It was a depressing recital of childhood abuse.

3. recitation, rendering, repetition, reading aloud, declaiming The album features a recital of 13th century Latin prayers.

Translations

recital [rɪˈsaɪtl] N (Mus) → recital m; (= story) → relato m

recital [rɪˈsaɪt^əl] n → récital m
an organ recital → un récital d'orgue

recital

n

(of music, poetry) → Vortrag m; (= piano recital etc) → Konzert nt; song recital → Matinee f, → Liederabend m

(= account) → Schilderung f; (of details) → Aufführung f, → Aufzählung f

recital [rɪˈsaɪtl] n (Mus) → recital m inv; (of poetry) → recita; (account) → resoconto

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recital [rɪˈsaɪtl] n (Mus) → recital m inv; (of poetry) → recita; (account) → resoconto