Identify the correct answer for “recitativo accompangnato.”

a. Verdi used it in his operas
b. recitative accompanied by the orchestra rather than the continuo
c. used to narrate the action
d. allows the action to flow smoothly from recitative to aria without a jarring change of texture
e. all of the above

ANSWER: e

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