Note 19 — IV THE ÆSTHETIC VIEW OF THE ART OF SINGING
William Henry Furness translation
Although our recitative is formed after the recitative of the ancient drama, yet the latter, according to all accounts, appears to have been very different from our opera recitative, and to have had greater resemblance to the monotonous recitation of the Romish Liturgy, which seems to be a relic of ancient art.
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