recital vs singing

recital

noun
  • A vocal, instrumental or visual performance by a soloist. 

  • The act of reciting (the repetition of something that has been memorized); rehearsal 

  • The act of telling the order of events of something in detail the order of events; narration. 

  • That which is recited; a story, narration, account. 

  • A formal, preliminary statement in a deed or writing in order to explain the reasons on which the transaction is founded, prior to a positive allegation. 

singing

noun
  • The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing. 

  • A gathering for the purpose of singing shape note songs. 

  • Disclosing information, or giving evidence about another. 

adj
  • Producing a whistling sound due to the escape of steam. 

  • Smooth and flowing. 

How often have the words recital and singing occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )