#1 His flute recital/play was highly appreciated .
Are both recital and play correct here? We use recital for performance of poetry. But I am not sure we can "recital" with flute performance. when I google it I find two mentions: "Flute recital by Pandit Hariprasad" and "How to play flute".
Thank you
Are both recital and play correct here? No. 'Recital' is right; it is primarily for music : a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists .
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taruns1008#1 His flute recital/play was highly appreciated .Are both recital and play correct here?
No.
'Recital' is right; it is primarily for music: a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
'Play' is just wrong.