sprechstimme

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Didn't expect to see so much sprechstimme (rhythmic speaking instead of singing), having accompanied the song in rehearsals for an English-language production here some years ago.

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  1. noun A form of dramatic declamation between singing and speaking, in which the speaker uses lilt and rhythm but not precise pitches.

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  • In the verdant Wagnerian dusk of the prelude, the aching oriental song of the cellos, the weightless slow-dance of Tove's (Soile Isokoski) and Waldemar's (Stig Andersen) ecstatic duet, the mournful lullaby of the "Waldtaube" (Monica Groop), the testosterone roar of "The Wild Hunt", the picaresque ravings of Klaus-Narr (Andreas Conrad) and Barbara Sukova's mesmerising sprechstimme fantasy, every detail was faultlessly delineated. —  The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • Didn't expect to see so much sprechstimme (rhythmic speaking instead of singing), having accompanied the song in rehearsals for an English-language production here some years ago. —  Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle
 

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  1. German : sprechen, to speak (from Middle High German sprēchen, from Old High German sprehhan) + Stimme, voice (from Middle High German stimme, from Old High German stimma).
 

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