Sprechstimme

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extended vocal technique vocal technique

Sprechstimme is a vocal technique that lies between speaking and singing, using approximate pitches and speech-like delivery to create an expressive, declamatory sound.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	extended vocal technique ⓘ vocal technique ⓘ
associatedWithComposer	Alban Berg NERFINISHED ⓘ Anton Webern NERFINISHED ⓘ Arnold Schoenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithMovement	musical Expressionism ⓘ
contrastsWith	fully notated singing ⓘ ordinary spoken narration ⓘ
developedInPeriod	late 19th century ⓘ
differsFrom	parlando singing ⓘ recitative ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Sprechgesang ⓘ speech-song ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	expressive declamatory sound ⓘ follows notated contour rather than exact pitch ⓘ lies between speaking and singing ⓘ not strictly pitched like normal singing ⓘ often notated with special symbols ⓘ speech-like delivery ⓘ uses approximate pitch ⓘ
hasDomain	music theory ⓘ vocal performance practice ⓘ
hasEtymologyLanguage	German ⓘ
hasEtymologyMeaning	spoken voice ⓘ
hasNotationFeature	crossed stems in some scores ⓘ instructions to leave pitch after hitting it ⓘ x-shaped noteheads in some scores ⓘ
notableWorkExample	Alban Berg – Lulu NERFINISHED ⓘ Alban Berg – Wozzeck NERFINISHED ⓘ Arnold Schoenberg – Gurre-Lieder (part of the work) NERFINISHED ⓘ Arnold Schoenberg – Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21 NERFINISHED ⓘ
popularizedInPeriod	early 20th century ⓘ
relatedTo	melodrama (musical genre) ⓘ singing ⓘ speech ⓘ
requires	clear diction ⓘ control of pitch inflection ⓘ precise rhythmic control ⓘ
usedBy	actors ⓘ narrators in musical works ⓘ vocal soloists ⓘ
usedForEffect	dramatic declamation ⓘ heightened expressivity ⓘ psychological intensity ⓘ textual clarity ⓘ
usedIn	20th-century music ⓘ classical music ⓘ contemporary music ⓘ expressionist music ⓘ

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"Pierrot Lunaire" by Arnold Schoenberg → vocalTechnique → Sprechstimme ⓘ

subject surface form: Pierrot Lunaire