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    In musical play terminology, what is the term for a singing style closer to speaking?

    Question #103779. Asked by daBomb619. (Mar 12 09 9:18 PM)


    22crows

    		Recitative would be one.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recitative

    Mar 12 09, 9:39 PM
    Arpeggionist

    		There are many. In opera, people refer to recitative (singing in rhythmic freestyle), sprechstimme (singing with indefinate pitch), and (in Yiddish) as "sagachts" (singing in "speaking style").

    Mar 13 09, 4:48 AM

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