sprechgesang

sprech·ge·sang  (shprg-zäng)

n.

Sprechstimme.

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[German : sprechen, to speak; see sprechstimme + Gesang, song (from Middle High German gisanc, from Old High German gisang, from singan, to sing; see seng^wh- in Indo-European roots).]

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Noun

1.

sprechgesang - a style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking sprechstimme phonation, vocalisation, vocalization, vox, voice, vocalism - the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract; "a singer takes good care of his voice"; "the giraffe cannot make any vocalizations"