parlando means declamatory in style; in recitative. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “parlando” is a great word
PARLANDO — [Adjective] A musical direction indicating a style to be performed in a manner suggestive of speech. From Italian parlando ("saying"), present participle of parlare ("to speak, talk"), itself from Late Latin parabolāre ("to speak"). Unlike recitativo, which denotes a formal, structured style of musical declamation, or cantabile, which demands a smooth, singing legato, parlando is a porous instruction for a passage to tilt toward conversation. It is the conspiratorial whisper in a comic opera, the ragged breath in a lied, or the pianist's left hand delivering a dry, sotto voce aside—a fleeting, beautiful fracture where music remembers it is grafted from the mortal cadences of talk.
Etymology
From Italian parlando (“saying”).
adj
- Declamatory in style; in recitative.
adv
- In a declamatory style.
noun
- A piece of music to be sung or played in the style of a recitative.