sprechgesang
[ German shprekh-guh-zahng ]
/ German ˈʃprɛx gəˌzɑŋ /
noun
a vocal style intermediate between speech and singing but without exact pitch intonation.
Origin of sprechgesang
Words nearby sprechgesang
spreader-ditcher,
spreading center,
spreading zone,
spreadsheet,
spreathed,
sprechgesang,
sprechstimme,
spree,
spree killer,
sprekelia,
sprent
British Dictionary definitions for sprechgesang
sprechgesang
/ (German 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)
Word Origin for sprechgesang
C20: from German, literally: speaking-song