Singers spend lifetimes getting good at performing baroque music and for a school production, it is an ambitious one. Alcina ...

The recitative refers to the act of speaking text in a musical style was a new invention in 17th-century music. The recitative is typically followed by the aria, a solo vocal part designed to express ...

Music review: Philharmonia Baroque ‘Messiah’ at Disney Hall. ... costume-drama movie or early-music performance ... The oratorio begins with the promise of comfort in an accompanied recitative.

Before PBO takes its "St. John Passion" on the road to Seattle and Vancouver, B.C., next weekend, the orchestra will spend four days recording it for CD release.

In true baroque style, Handel liberally employs recitative sections, in which the singers almost speak the words over a sparse accompaniment to move on the story. Loading ...