Dramatic speech, in monologues and declamations, was sometimes rhetorical to a degree which may seem artificial to modern audiences.
The interaction of neutral two-bar declamation and faster patter settings varies, but certain general principles apply.
All agree that her greatest strength was as an actress, that the intensity of her gestures and her tragic declamation were unequalled.
Classes could march through the texts in simultaneous declamation, the basic technique of verbatim memorisation.
In a personal take on musical expressionism, the vocalizing ranges from lyrical declamation to speaking and shouting.
There is no suggestion that any formal process had preceded the scholar's declamation.
It was illustrated, for instance, in the inclusion of subjects such as elocution, extempore debates and 'original declamation'.
The distinction between rhythmic foreground and middleground is useful in diagnoses of musical declamation within the context of modal rhythm.
