Sprechstimme

== English == === Etymology === From German Sprechstimme. === Noun === Sprechstimme (uncountable) A dramatic vocal style midway between speaking and singing. 1999 March 20, Bradley Bambarger, Billboard, Innocent When You Dream, Orion Books 2006, page 208: The woozy “Black Market Baby” and spooky sprechstimme of “What's He Building?” are prime latter-day Waits, as are a host of other numbers that sound like work songs bellowed down a Tin Pan Alley. ==== Synonyms ==== Sprechgesang