Sprechstimme
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Sprechstimme — [shpreH′shtim΄ə] n. [Ger, lit., speaking voice] a form of vocal expression partly like speech and partly like song: also Sprechgesang [shpreH′gə zäŋ΄] … English World dictionary
sprechstimme — Ger. /shprddekh shtim euh/, n. sprechgesang. [ < G, equiv. to sprech(en) to SPEAK + Stimme voice] * * * ▪ music (German: “speech voice”), in music, a cross between speaking and singing in which the tone quality of speech is heightened and… … Universalium
sprechstimme — (SPREKH stim meh) [German] A vocal style halfway between speech and singing; rhythmic recitation on higher or lower pitches with no attempt to reproduce all the notes of a melody. Also called sprechgesang. a choir that has mastered both… … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
Sprechstimme — Sprẹch|stim|me, die: menschliche Stimme beim Sprechen: eine hohe, dunkle, kräftige S. haben. * * * Sprẹch|stim|me, die: menschliche Stimme beim Sprechen: eine hohe, dunkle, laute, kräftige S. haben … Universal-Lexikon
Sprechstimme — [ ʃprɛxˌʃtɪmə] noun Music another term for Sprechgesang. ↘the kind of voice used in Sprechgesang. Origin Ger., lit. speech voice … English new terms dictionary
sprechstimme — sprech·stim·me … English syllables
sprechstimme — sprech•stim•me germ. [[t]ˈʃprɛxˌʃtɪm ə[/t]] n. mad sprechgesang • Etymology: 1920–25; < G, =sprech(en) to speak+Stimme voice … From formal English to slang
sprechstimme — /ˈʃprɛkʃtɪmə/ (say shprekshtimuh) noun (in music) a vocal part employing sprechgesang. {German: literally, speech voice} …
sprechstimme — noun a style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking • Syn: ↑sprechgesang • Hypernyms: ↑voice, ↑vocalization, ↑vocalisation, ↑vocalism, ↑phonation, ↑vox … Useful english dictionary
Sprechgesang — and Sprechstimme (German for spoken song and spoken voice ) are musical terms used to refer to an expressionist vocal technique that falls between singing and speaking. Though sometimes used interchangeably, sprechgesang is a term more directly… … Wikipedia
