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recital
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Finding a Voice - One Writer's Beginnings - Chpt 3
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- She did indeed hold a recital of her pupils every June that was a fair model for Miss Eckhart's, and of many another as well, I suppose.†
*recital = performance
- What the story "June Recital" most acutely shows the reader lies in her inner life.†
- Even in the small and literal way, what I had done in assembling and connecting all the stories in The Golden Apples, and bringing them off as one, was not too unlike the June recital itself.†
Definitions:
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(recital) a performance such as music, dance, or a poetry readingA music recital is usually done solo or with a single accompanist. A dance recital may include many dancers.
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much more rarely, recital can be used in the sense of something that was recited (said aloud), or said in detail. In law, recital has a specialized meaning that references introductory or preliminary information giving the reasons for what follows.