Noun
1. the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events;
"his narration was hesitant"2. performance of music or dance especially by soloists
3. a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance;
"the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems"4. a detailed statement giving facts and figures;
"his wife gave a recital of his infidelities"5. a detailed account or description of something;
"he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings"