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Sprechgesang
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<p> <i>Sprechgesang</i> (German: [ˈʃpʁɛçɡəzaŋ] ⓘ, "spoken singing") and <i>Sprechstimme</i> (German: [ˈʃpʁɛçʃtɪmə], "spoken voice"), more commonly known as speak-singing in English, are <a href="/facts/Expressionist_music/s639KAey">expressionist musical</a> vocal techniques between <a href="/facts/Singing/EWY1s7lw">singing</a> and <a href="/facts/Speech/WEelhfTs">speaking</a>. Though sometimes used interchangeably, <i>Sprechgesang</i> is directly related to the <a href="/facts/Opera/eLeXDdsP">operatic</a> <a href="/facts/Recitative/I17AlSIe">recitative</a> manner of singing (in which pitches are sung, but the articulation is rapid and loose like speech), whereas <i>Sprechstimme</i> is closer to speech itself (because it does not emphasise any particular pitches). </p>