Definition of declamation in English:

declamation

noun dɛkləˈmeɪʃ(ə)nˌdɛkləˈmeɪʃən

mass noun

1The action or art of declaiming.
Shakespearean declamation
count noun declamations of patriotism
Example sentencesExamples
- His booming declamation often manages to override the humorous intent of many of Beckett's lines.
- The actors rarely stay still for more than a moment, occasionally even rushing into the audience to issue yet another furious declamation.
- Without an exception these hangers-on are a shallow, mean-spirited bunch of bourgeoise no-counts, who mistake philosophical declamation for conversation and obsequiousness for love.
- On the stage, Mrs Siddons senior and Mr John Kemble were remarkable for the solemn deliberation of their manner, both in declamation and action, and yet they were splendidly gifted in power.
- In contrast to the declamations of the bureaucrats and politicians, the mood among the workers at the rally was more somber.
- Now that shrill declamation is wearing decidedly thin with an electorate that is waking up to this overrated suburban solicitor.
- This remained the case through to William Beveridge, whose declamation of the five evils of ‘Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor and Idleness’ would be almost unthinkable now.
- He summarises the anti-capitalists' annual international get-together at Porto Alegre in Brazil as ‘a ragbag of declamation, hot air and vapidity’.
- Titchmarsh just isn't programmed for portentous, monumental declamation.
- By now, a type of free-style declamation known as ‘recitative’ (literally ‘speech-song’) was being used to hurtle the drama forward.
- At the forum's height, it was not unknown for twenty or thirty meetings to proceed simultaneously, each speaker conducting a passionate, unamplified declamation, often punctuated by interjections and jeers.
- Thus Queen Elizabeth I's rousing declamation to her troops at Tilbury in 1588 falls into this category since it is hinged to the crisis of the Spanish Armada.
- The fruity gravitas of the traditional actor's declamation had become a liability rather than an asset.
- Neil Tennant, for all his limitations, is one of the most human singers I know, and not in some Whitney / Britney sense that equates humanity with loud declamation of ersatz emotion.
- Schoenberg sought what he called ‘speech melody’ - something between declamation and song - and he devised a notation that indicated the rise and fall of the voice, as well as its rhythm.
- Aeneas's opening declamation continues for nine more lines in the same fashion, and this speech is typical of all his others throughout the play.
- Motivation - particularly of the antagonist, Von Doom - was likewise absent, or, where it was articulated, it was in an irritating expository declamation by one of the primary characters on behalf of another.
- We protested against the old manner of acting and against theatricality, against artificial pathos and declamation.
- But this should not be taken as evidence that the acting was mere declamation without emotion.
- In the Pit's small space the loud and unrhythmic declamation was too loud and too clipped.
Synonyms
recital, saying aloud, reading aloud, declaiming, rendering, rendition, delivery, performance
1. 1.1count noun A rhetorical exercise or set speech.
  lines written for a school declamation
  Example sentencesExamples
  His Speech Day declamations, which took place on 5 July 1804, 6 June 1805, and 4 July 1805, played an important role in his self-fashioning.
  Synonyms
  speech, address, lecture, sermon, homily, discourse, delivery, oration, recitation, disquisition, monologue
  harangue, tirade, diatribe, broadside, rant
  informal spiel
  North American informal stump speech
  rare peroration, allocution, predication

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'a set speech'): from Latin declamatio(n-), from the verb declamare (see declaim).

Definition of declamation in US English:

declamation

nounˌdɛkləˈmeɪʃənˌdekləˈmāSHən

1The action or art of declaiming.
Shakespearean declamation
declamations of patriotism
Example sentencesExamples
- In the Pit's small space the loud and unrhythmic declamation was too loud and too clipped.
- Aeneas's opening declamation continues for nine more lines in the same fashion, and this speech is typical of all his others throughout the play.
- Now that shrill declamation is wearing decidedly thin with an electorate that is waking up to this overrated suburban solicitor.
- We protested against the old manner of acting and against theatricality, against artificial pathos and declamation.
- Motivation - particularly of the antagonist, Von Doom - was likewise absent, or, where it was articulated, it was in an irritating expository declamation by one of the primary characters on behalf of another.
- The fruity gravitas of the traditional actor's declamation had become a liability rather than an asset.
- Titchmarsh just isn't programmed for portentous, monumental declamation.
- Thus Queen Elizabeth I's rousing declamation to her troops at Tilbury in 1588 falls into this category since it is hinged to the crisis of the Spanish Armada.
- On the stage, Mrs Siddons senior and Mr John Kemble were remarkable for the solemn deliberation of their manner, both in declamation and action, and yet they were splendidly gifted in power.
- His booming declamation often manages to override the humorous intent of many of Beckett's lines.
- In contrast to the declamations of the bureaucrats and politicians, the mood among the workers at the rally was more somber.
- He summarises the anti-capitalists' annual international get-together at Porto Alegre in Brazil as ‘a ragbag of declamation, hot air and vapidity’.
- At the forum's height, it was not unknown for twenty or thirty meetings to proceed simultaneously, each speaker conducting a passionate, unamplified declamation, often punctuated by interjections and jeers.
- But this should not be taken as evidence that the acting was mere declamation without emotion.
- This remained the case through to William Beveridge, whose declamation of the five evils of ‘Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor and Idleness’ would be almost unthinkable now.
- The actors rarely stay still for more than a moment, occasionally even rushing into the audience to issue yet another furious declamation.
- Neil Tennant, for all his limitations, is one of the most human singers I know, and not in some Whitney / Britney sense that equates humanity with loud declamation of ersatz emotion.
- Schoenberg sought what he called ‘speech melody’ - something between declamation and song - and he devised a notation that indicated the rise and fall of the voice, as well as its rhythm.
- By now, a type of free-style declamation known as ‘recitative’ (literally ‘speech-song’) was being used to hurtle the drama forward.
- Without an exception these hangers-on are a shallow, mean-spirited bunch of bourgeoise no-counts, who mistake philosophical declamation for conversation and obsequiousness for love.
Synonyms
recital, saying aloud, reading aloud, declaiming, rendering, rendition, delivery, performance
1. 1.1 A rhetorical exercise or set speech.
  Example sentencesExamples
  His Speech Day declamations, which took place on 5 July 1804, 6 June 1805, and 4 July 1805, played an important role in his self-fashioning.
  Synonyms
  speech, address, lecture, sermon, homily, discourse, delivery, oration, recitation, disquisition, monologue
2. 1.2 Forthright or distinct projection of words set to music.
  a soprano soloist with wonderfully clear declamation
  Example sentencesExamples
  This criticism applies equally to those moments when Harwood relies on dramatic pause and indeed cathedral echo to reinforce the declamation and to some changes of registration when the essential line of the music suffers.
  Sung as though it were animated, if elegant, conversation, Lully's operatic declamation sounds - as contemporary opinion insisted - not only majestic, but also lively.
  And in Holst's Vac (hymn to the Vedic Juno or Queen of All), her declamation brought to mind Janet Baker: a Maria Stuarda or a Gloriana in the making.
  The music of the best airs de cour meets the same criteria, generally preferring grace of line and clarity of declamation to the vocal pyrotechnics more typical of Italian music of the same period.
  While sometimes bowed, Maria Guleghina is never beaten by these energy-charged vocal lines, music that requires a soprano as skillful at handling agile coloratura as she is with forceful declamation.
  I insist on absolutely perfect German declamation, unique color, professional experience, stage resumes, and absolute commitment to Wagner.
  Martin clearly shares an approach toward choral music and choral declamation with Kodály, especially in the Brigand Songs, although you'd never mistake one for the other.
  Mary Ann Smart discusses the stylistic opposition between French and Italian singers: dramatic force and precise declamation versus virtuoso display.
  Besides, he was eager to experiment with a rapidly paced, conversational text that would give him opportunities to expand on the techniques of fluid musical declamation he had developed in earlier operas.
  Instinctively he expressed vocal art through the ‘voice’ of the piano and stylised the vocal techniques of declamation, the arc-shaped fioriture and portamento.
  On the other hand, the cast was immaculate in matters of style, dramatic timing, and expressive declamation, achieving a level of ensemble polish and musical coherence that more-glamorous vocal personalities often fail to reach.
  Even in early motets such as the popular Ave Maria virgo serena Josquin shows true independence of mind, strongly innovatory tendencies, and a concern for the clear, rhetorical declamation of the words.
  The opera's title role requires a soprano with the dramatic power to sing high-lying declamation over the full orchestra and chorus.
  There is a positively baroque reliance on recitative, or heightened declamation.
  Temkey's commanding vocal declamation and warm, high lying, distinctively French baritonal sound recall Francis Poulenc's collaborator and frequent interpreter Pierre Bernac.
  Schnittke's through-composed style is at times powerfully direct, but sometimes too direct, the chorus's declamation dramatic yet detached and almost perfunctory.
  The ‘Ubi caritas’ unfortunately brings to mind the Duruflé setting, mainly due to the declamation and the predominantly modal character of both.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘a set speech’): from Latin declamatio(n-), from the verb declamare (see declaim).

单词	declamation
释义	Definition of declamation in English: declamation noun dɛkləˈmeɪʃ(ə)nˌdɛkləˈmeɪʃən mass noun 1The action or art of declaiming. Shakespearean declamation count noun declamations of patriotism Example sentencesExamples His booming declamation often manages to override the humorous intent of many of Beckett's lines. The actors rarely stay still for more than a moment, occasionally even rushing into the audience to issue yet another furious declamation. Without an exception these hangers-on are a shallow, mean-spirited bunch of bourgeoise no-counts, who mistake philosophical declamation for conversation and obsequiousness for love. On the stage, Mrs Siddons senior and Mr John Kemble were remarkable for the solemn deliberation of their manner, both in declamation and action, and yet they were splendidly gifted in power. In contrast to the declamations of the bureaucrats and politicians, the mood among the workers at the rally was more somber. Now that shrill declamation is wearing decidedly thin with an electorate that is waking up to this overrated suburban solicitor. This remained the case through to William Beveridge, whose declamation of the five evils of ‘Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor and Idleness’ would be almost unthinkable now. He summarises the anti-capitalists' annual international get-together at Porto Alegre in Brazil as ‘a ragbag of declamation, hot air and vapidity’. Titchmarsh just isn't programmed for portentous, monumental declamation. By now, a type of free-style declamation known as ‘recitative’ (literally ‘speech-song’) was being used to hurtle the drama forward. At the forum's height, it was not unknown for twenty or thirty meetings to proceed simultaneously, each speaker conducting a passionate, unamplified declamation, often punctuated by interjections and jeers. Thus Queen Elizabeth I's rousing declamation to her troops at Tilbury in 1588 falls into this category since it is hinged to the crisis of the Spanish Armada. The fruity gravitas of the traditional actor's declamation had become a liability rather than an asset. Neil Tennant, for all his limitations, is one of the most human singers I know, and not in some Whitney / Britney sense that equates humanity with loud declamation of ersatz emotion. Schoenberg sought what he called ‘speech melody’ - something between declamation and song - and he devised a notation that indicated the rise and fall of the voice, as well as its rhythm. Aeneas's opening declamation continues for nine more lines in the same fashion, and this speech is typical of all his others throughout the play. Motivation - particularly of the antagonist, Von Doom - was likewise absent, or, where it was articulated, it was in an irritating expository declamation by one of the primary characters on behalf of another. We protested against the old manner of acting and against theatricality, against artificial pathos and declamation. But this should not be taken as evidence that the acting was mere declamation without emotion. In the Pit's small space the loud and unrhythmic declamation was too loud and too clipped. Synonyms recital, saying aloud, reading aloud, declaiming, rendering, rendition, delivery, performance 1.1count noun A rhetorical exercise or set speech. lines written for a school declamation Example sentencesExamples His Speech Day declamations, which took place on 5 July 1804, 6 June 1805, and 4 July 1805, played an important role in his self-fashioning. Synonyms speech, address, lecture, sermon, homily, discourse, delivery, oration, recitation, disquisition, monologue harangue, tirade, diatribe, broadside, rant informal spiel North American informal stump speech rare peroration, allocution, predication Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'a set speech'): from Latin declamatio(n-), from the verb declamare (see declaim). Definition of declamation in US English: declamation nounˌdɛkləˈmeɪʃənˌdekləˈmāSHən 1The action or art of declaiming. Shakespearean declamation declamations of patriotism Example sentencesExamples In the Pit's small space the loud and unrhythmic declamation was too loud and too clipped. Aeneas's opening declamation continues for nine more lines in the same fashion, and this speech is typical of all his others throughout the play. Now that shrill declamation is wearing decidedly thin with an electorate that is waking up to this overrated suburban solicitor. We protested against the old manner of acting and against theatricality, against artificial pathos and declamation. Motivation - particularly of the antagonist, Von Doom - was likewise absent, or, where it was articulated, it was in an irritating expository declamation by one of the primary characters on behalf of another. The fruity gravitas of the traditional actor's declamation had become a liability rather than an asset. Titchmarsh just isn't programmed for portentous, monumental declamation. Thus Queen Elizabeth I's rousing declamation to her troops at Tilbury in 1588 falls into this category since it is hinged to the crisis of the Spanish Armada. On the stage, Mrs Siddons senior and Mr John Kemble were remarkable for the solemn deliberation of their manner, both in declamation and action, and yet they were splendidly gifted in power. His booming declamation often manages to override the humorous intent of many of Beckett's lines. In contrast to the declamations of the bureaucrats and politicians, the mood among the workers at the rally was more somber. He summarises the anti-capitalists' annual international get-together at Porto Alegre in Brazil as ‘a ragbag of declamation, hot air and vapidity’. At the forum's height, it was not unknown for twenty or thirty meetings to proceed simultaneously, each speaker conducting a passionate, unamplified declamation, often punctuated by interjections and jeers. But this should not be taken as evidence that the acting was mere declamation without emotion. This remained the case through to William Beveridge, whose declamation of the five evils of ‘Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor and Idleness’ would be almost unthinkable now. The actors rarely stay still for more than a moment, occasionally even rushing into the audience to issue yet another furious declamation. Neil Tennant, for all his limitations, is one of the most human singers I know, and not in some Whitney / Britney sense that equates humanity with loud declamation of ersatz emotion. Schoenberg sought what he called ‘speech melody’ - something between declamation and song - and he devised a notation that indicated the rise and fall of the voice, as well as its rhythm. By now, a type of free-style declamation known as ‘recitative’ (literally ‘speech-song’) was being used to hurtle the drama forward. Without an exception these hangers-on are a shallow, mean-spirited bunch of bourgeoise no-counts, who mistake philosophical declamation for conversation and obsequiousness for love. Synonyms recital, saying aloud, reading aloud, declaiming, rendering, rendition, delivery, performance 1.1 A rhetorical exercise or set speech. Example sentencesExamples His Speech Day declamations, which took place on 5 July 1804, 6 June 1805, and 4 July 1805, played an important role in his self-fashioning. Synonyms speech, address, lecture, sermon, homily, discourse, delivery, oration, recitation, disquisition, monologue 1.2 Forthright or distinct projection of words set to music. a soprano soloist with wonderfully clear declamation Example sentencesExamples This criticism applies equally to those moments when Harwood relies on dramatic pause and indeed cathedral echo to reinforce the declamation and to some changes of registration when the essential line of the music suffers. Sung as though it were animated, if elegant, conversation, Lully's operatic declamation sounds - as contemporary opinion insisted - not only majestic, but also lively. And in Holst's Vac (hymn to the Vedic Juno or Queen of All), her declamation brought to mind Janet Baker: a Maria Stuarda or a Gloriana in the making. The music of the best airs de cour meets the same criteria, generally preferring grace of line and clarity of declamation to the vocal pyrotechnics more typical of Italian music of the same period. While sometimes bowed, Maria Guleghina is never beaten by these energy-charged vocal lines, music that requires a soprano as skillful at handling agile coloratura as she is with forceful declamation. I insist on absolutely perfect German declamation, unique color, professional experience, stage resumes, and absolute commitment to Wagner. Martin clearly shares an approach toward choral music and choral declamation with Kodály, especially in the Brigand Songs, although you'd never mistake one for the other. Mary Ann Smart discusses the stylistic opposition between French and Italian singers: dramatic force and precise declamation versus virtuoso display. Besides, he was eager to experiment with a rapidly paced, conversational text that would give him opportunities to expand on the techniques of fluid musical declamation he had developed in earlier operas. Instinctively he expressed vocal art through the ‘voice’ of the piano and stylised the vocal techniques of declamation, the arc-shaped fioriture and portamento. On the other hand, the cast was immaculate in matters of style, dramatic timing, and expressive declamation, achieving a level of ensemble polish and musical coherence that more-glamorous vocal personalities often fail to reach. Even in early motets such as the popular Ave Maria virgo serena Josquin shows true independence of mind, strongly innovatory tendencies, and a concern for the clear, rhetorical declamation of the words. The opera's title role requires a soprano with the dramatic power to sing high-lying declamation over the full orchestra and chorus. There is a positively baroque reliance on recitative, or heightened declamation. Temkey's commanding vocal declamation and warm, high lying, distinctively French baritonal sound recall Francis Poulenc's collaborator and frequent interpreter Pierre Bernac. Schnittke's through-composed style is at times powerfully direct, but sometimes too direct, the chorus's declamation dramatic yet detached and almost perfunctory. The ‘Ubi caritas’ unfortunately brings to mind the Duruflé setting, mainly due to the declamation and the predominantly modal character of both. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘a set speech’): from Latin declamatio(n-), from the verb declamare (see declaim).
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