recital

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re·cit·al | \ ri-ˈsī-tᵊl

Definition of recital

1a : a detailed account : enumeration a recital of names and dates

b : the act or process or an instance of reciting

c : discourse, narration a colorful recital of a night on the town

2a : a concert given by an individual musician or dancer or by a dance troupe

b : a public exhibition of skill given by music or dance pupils

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Recent Examples on the Web On Thanksgiving Day, Gebru skipped some festivities with her family to hear Bengio’s recital. — Tom Simonite, Wired, 8 June 2021 The little girl in the apartment above him (a delightfully deadpan Olivia Edward) takes him up to her rooftop tent-fort and, later, brings him to tears with an impromptu piano recital. — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2021 Pianist Mark Robson plays pieces by Poulenc and Scarlatti in a live Zoom recital. — Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2021 Creative Steps Dance Studio’s recital also will be live streamed. — BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2021 That pair recently returned to Weyerhaeuser Auditorium in St. Paul's Landmark Center, where the album was recorded, to film a 15-song recital that will be streamed Saturday evening at norwayhouse.org. — Rob Hubbard, Star Tribune, 15 Apr. 2021 Buchfellner also recently performed in the University of Findlay’s spring senior instrumental recital. — Sam Boyer, cleveland, 8 May 2021 Hansen’s recorded recital will stream Sunday at the 2021 Poetry Out Loud National Finals. — BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2021 At a 1921 recital on the massive organ in Philadelphia’s Wanamaker department store (now Macy’s) he was given four Gregorian chant melodies for a four-movement improvisation evoking the life of Jesus. — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 19 Apr. 2021

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