Higher Music 2008

I only got the first one as sprechgesang, the female was too melodic.

Reply 61

You could well be right there, music is by far my weakest subject

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SomethingSomething

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nah pretty sure the equvilant of it would be recitative if its not in german. well thats what our teacher said anyway!

Reply 63

There is a difference between recitative and sprechgesang, recatitive is usually in an opera and accompanied with long held notes and stuff

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Meteorshower

There is a difference between recitative and sprechgesang, recatitive is usually in an opera and accompanied with long held notes and stuff

believe me if you heard a sprechgesang you can tell right away. it sounds eerie and nothing like a recicitive. did your teacher not show you an example of sprechgesang, it sounds very very odd and unique.

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oberon06

believe me if you heard a sprechgesang you can tell right away. it sounds eerie and nothing like a recicitive. did your teacher not show you an example of sprechgesang, it sounds very very odd and unique.

I got taught it's in a lot of music, a lot of bob dylan especially...

Reply 66

Meteorshower

I got taught it's in a lot of music, a lot of bob dylan especially...

sprechgesang ????? :s-smilie:

sprechgesang is a 20th centuary german opera. it sounds like the people singing it are like ghosts or somethin. ill try find you an example

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BlueRoses

The first one (the man singing) was sprechgesang, the other was too melodic.

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oberon06

sprechgesang ????? :s-smilie:

sprechgesang is a 20th centuary german opera. it sounds like the people singing it are like ghosts or somethin. ill try find you an example

It does not have to sound like that, wiki it

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teacakes

a sprechgesang is likee mid way between speaking and singing and it was used in 20th century, i dont think the songs from wicked are spreshgesang lol

Reply 70

BlueRoses

Wicked is 20th century...

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It's not *just* the 20th century it can happen in aswell

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teacakes

yeah but a sprechgesang is really weird soundingg... i dont think that was it but heyy icould be wrong lol

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SomethingSomething

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Sprechgesang is spoken-sung. A technique used in vocal music where the singer is required to use the voice in an expressive manner half-way between singing and speaking.
It is often used in 20th century music but not solely to that period.

Reply 74

Meteorshower

It does not have to sound like that, wiki it

yeah i know but if it was a question in the paper they would use just a german opera most likely.

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SomethingSomething

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oberon06

sprechgesang ????? :s-smilie:

sprechgesang is a 20th centuary german opera. it sounds like the people singing it are like ghosts or somethin. ill try find you an example

Sprechgesang isnt a 20th century german opera! Maybe your getting confused with Singspiele, which is like a german comedy opera type thing. but wouldnt really say that sounds like "ghosts" etc. Sprechgesang is a technique used in vocal music.

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oberon06

yeah i know but if it was a question in the paper they would use just a german opera most likely.

We'll see, i'm willing to be at least the first one was sprechgesang :p:

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SomethingSomething

Sprechgesang isnt a 20th century german opera! Maybe your getting confused with Singspiele, which is like a german comedy opera type thing. but wouldnt really say that sounds like "ghosts" etc. Sprechgesang is a technique used in vocal music.

Nope my teacher showed us an example of a Sprechgesang and it sounded very weird. their voices like keep sliding up and down then talking a bit. stuff like that

Reply 78

That was just one example though...

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