Sprechgesang
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' (, "spoken singing") and ' (, "spoken voice"), more commonly known as speak-singing in English, are expressionist musical vocal techniques between singing and speaking. Though sometimes used interchangeably, is directly related to the operatic recitative manner of singing (in which pitches are sung, but the articulation is rapid and loose like speech), whereas is closer to speech itself (because it does not emphasise any particular pitches).
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Within Vinony's link graph, Sprechgesang is referenced by 411 other articles, and connects out to pizzicato, guitar and Richard Wagner.
It sits within the topics Extended techniques, German words and phrases and Opera terminology.
Its subject is documented across 18 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- vocal technique
- Subclass of
- voice
- Country of origin
- Germany
- Image
- Sprechstimme-berg.jpg
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- inception
- 1897-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- {{lang|de|Sprechgesang}}
- {{lang|de|Sprechstimme}}
- History
- Notation
- Use in pop and rock music
- See also
- References
- External links
' (, "spoken singing") and ' (, "spoken voice"), more commonly known as speak-singing in English, are expressionist musical vocal techniques between singing and speaking. Though sometimes used interchangeably, is directly related to the operatic recitative manner of singing (in which pitches are sung, but the articulation is rapid and loose like speech), whereas is closer to speech itself (because it does not emphasise any particular pitches).
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