- the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events;
"his narration was hesitant"
- performance of music or dance especially by soloists
- a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance;
"the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems"
- a detailed statement giving facts and figures;
"his wife gave a recital of his infidelities"
- a detailed account or description of something;
"he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings"