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sprechgesang
[ German shprekh-guh-zahng ]
noun
- a vocal style intermediate between speech and singing but without exact pitch intonation.
sprechgesang
/ ˈʃprɛçɡəzaŋ /
noun
- music a type of vocalization between singing and recitation in which the voice sings the beginning of each note and then falls rapidly from the notated pitch. It was originated by Arnold Schoenberg, who used it in Pierrot Lunaire (1912)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sprechgesang1
< German, equivalent to sprech ( en ) to speak + Gesang song
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sprechgesang1
C20: from German, literally: speaking-song
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