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  • Native dramatic tastes, once fostered by minnesingers and strolling players, were kept alive by the "singspiel," or song-play, composed of spoken dialogue and popular song, which furnished the actual beginnings of German national music drama.

    For Every Music Lover A Series of Practical Essays on Music Aubertine Woodward Moore 1885

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