• Sprechgesang (German: [ˈʃpʁɛçɡəzaŋ] , "spoken singing") and Sprechstimme (German: [ˈʃpʁɛçʃtɪmə], "spoken voice"), more commonly known as speak-singing...
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    B-52's, of which he is a founding member. Schneider is well known for his sprechgesang, which he developed from reciting poetry over guitars. Frederick William...
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    German, often used for vocal performance even closer to speech than Sprechgesang, literally "spoken song" or "spoken singing" Schoenberg 1994, 54. Byron...
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    sometimes use call-and-response-style vocals (Schneider's often humorous Sprechgesang contrasting with Wilson's and Pierson's melodic harmonies), and their...
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    are a German band from Chemnitz. Their music combines rock / indie and Sprechgesang with German lyrics and is generally considered to be a mixture of rap...
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  • Pierrot Lunaire which uses sprechgesang for its entire duration) and the Second Viennese School. Schoenberg notated sprechgesang by placing a small cross...
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    band's only UK number one single. Ryder is known for his distinctive sprechgesang and lyricism. Shaun William George Ryder was born on 23 August 1962 in...
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    singing Musician Opera Overtone singing Recitative Singer-songwriter Sprechgesang Throat singing Voice pedagogy Voice projection Voice type Yodeling Winsingad...
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    twelve-tone technique for the accompanying flute, guitar, and cello, but sprechgesang for the vocal part Igor Stravinsky composed his setting in October 1966...
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    rather than an innovator, Humperdinck was the first composer to use Sprechgesang—a vocal technique halfway between singing and speaking—in his melodrama...
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