Proceedings of the Royal Musical Association · 1983 · 13 citations · 0 references
Philosophy Of LanguageParallelism (Rhetoric)Historical LinguisticsWhole Masque ‘Romance LanguagesPoeticsStylo Recitativo ’Linguistic TheoryLanguage StudiesArtsItalian MannerSpanishClassicsTheoretical Linguistics
Jonson's remark that in 1617 a whole masque ‘was sung (after the Italian manner) Stylo Recitativo’ poses a riddle of nomenclature. When did the Italians first use the phrase ‘stile recitativo’, and from what time on was the term used fairly consistently?