sprech·stim·me (shpr   sht m  )n. A form of dramatic declamation between singing and speaking, in which the speaker uses lilt and rhythm but not precise pitches. [German : sprechen, to speak (from Middle High German spr  chen, from Old High German sprehhan) + Stimme, voice (from Middle High German stimme, from Old High German stimma).] |
sprechstimme (German) [ˈʃprɛçʃtɪmə]
n
(Music, other) Music a vocal part employing sprechgesang
[from German: speaking voice]
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| Noun | 1. | sprechstimme - a style of dramatic vocalization between singing and speaking 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" |
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