SINGSPIEL

Etymology

Noun

singspiel (countable and uncountable, plural singspiels)

(music, uncountable) An early German form of opera consisting of spoken dialogue interspersed with song.

(music, countable) An opera in this style.

Source: Wiktionary


Sing"spiel`, n. [G.; singen to sing + spiel to play.] (Music)

Definition: A dramatic work, partly in dialogue and partly in song, of a kind popular in Germany in the latter part of the 18th century. It was often comic, had modern characters, and patterned its music on folk song with strictly subordinated accompaniment.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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