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Sprechstimme

Sprechstimme noun: a dramatic vocal style midway between speaking and singing.

Noun

Sprechstimme (uncountable)

  1. A dramatic vocal style midway between speaking and singing.
    • The woozy “Black Market Baby” and spooky sprechstimme of “What's He Building?” are prime latter-day Waits, as are a host of other numbers that sound like work songs bellowed down a Tin Pan Alley.1999 March 20, Bradley Bambarger, Billboard, Innocent When You Dream, Orion Books 2006, page 208
    Synonyms:
    Sprechgesang

Synonyms of Sprechstimme

Origin of Sprechstimme

From German Sprechstimme.

Questions about Sprechstimme

What does Sprechstimme mean?
Sprechstimme means a dramatic vocal style midway between speaking and singing.
What part of speech is Sprechstimme?
Sprechstimme is a noun.

Words near Sprechstimme in the dictionary

  1. spreathes
  2. spreathing
  3. spreaths
  4. Sprechbund
  5. sprechgesang
  6. Sprechstimme
  7. Spreckels
  8. spreckle
  9. spreckled
  10. spreckles
  11. spreckling

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