recital

Pianist's public performance

A recital is a performance of music or dance, typically by a soloist or small group: a piano recital, a dance recital.

The word suggests a relatively formal presentation of prepared pieces, often by students or emerging artists.

More broadly, a recital is a detailed account or enumeration of facts or events: a recital of grievances, a recital of the day's events.

musical

concert

Live musical performance

sonata · concerto · etude · nocturne · prelude · pianist · violinist · conservatory · auditorium · accompanist

student

lesson

Unit of teaching

  • practiceRepeated work toward mastery
  • teacherOne who instructs others
  • studioCreative professional's workspace

preparation · nerves · parents · audience · applause · certificate · competition · festival · grading · adjudication

spoken

narration

Verbal account delivery

elocution · declamation · oratory · storytelling · poetry reading · dramatic reading · delivery · diction · enunciation · expression

dance

ballet

Classical dance on pointe

pirouette · pointe · variation · pas de deux · ballerina · tutu · arabesque · adagio · barre · studio

enumeration

listing

Recorded item in catalog

inventory · litany · rundown · summary · chronicle · itemization · enumeration · description · narration · rendition

Categories
Opposites
performance format

recitalsymphony

Extended composition for orchestra

band concert · choir concert · chamber ensemble · jam session · opera

event stage

recitalrehearsal

Pre-performance practice session

practice · practice session · preparation · dress rehearsal · run-through

communication mode

recitallistening

Attending to sound

silent reading · audience · silence · reception · writing

Phrases
Family

recite, recited, reciting, recitation, recites, recitals, reciter, reciters, recitative

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G