Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: quaff (Noun). The act of quaffing, a deep draught. quaff (Verb). To drink or imbibe, especially with vigour. Origin: Attested since the mid 16th century, of uncertain origin. Suggestions include connection with Irish Gaelic cauch (whence Scots quaich, queff). The noun is derived from the verb, since the later 16th century.
The recitative is an outgrowth of the style of performing epic musical poetic works in folk singing. The emergence of the recitative in professional music was associated with the development of opera in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
Some examples of recitatives that mimic the voice. Although recitative belongs strictly to the world of vocal music, its style is sometimes imitated by an instrument, as in the last piece of Schumann's Kinderscenen for piano solo called the poet speaks, or in Beethoven's piano sonata op 31 no 2, first movement.eload the page to try again! Press Cmd-0 to reset your zoom. Press Ctrl-0 to reset your zoom. It looks like your browser might be zoomed in or out. Your browser needs to be zoomed to a normal size to record audio.