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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SINGSPIEL

Literally: singing play.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SINGSPIEL

Singspiel  [ˈzɪŋʃpiːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SINGSPIEL

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Singspiel is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SINGSPIEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Singspiel

Singspiel

A Singspiel is a form of German-language music drama, now regarded as a genre of opera. It is characterized by spoken dialogue, which is alternated with ensembles, songs, ballads, and arias which were often strophic, or folk-like. Singspiel plots are generally comic or romantic in nature, and frequently include elements of magic, fantastical creatures, and comically exaggerated characterizations of good and evil.

Definition of Singspiel in the English dictionary

The definition of Singspiel in the dictionary is a type of comic opera in German with spoken dialogue, popular during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SINGSPIEL


appeal
əˈpiːl
bonspiel
ˈbɒnˌspiːl
glockenspiel
ˈɡlɒkənˌspiːl
kinderspiel
ˈkɪndəˌspiːl
kriegspiel
ˈkriːɡˌspiːl
langspiel
ˈlɑːŋˌʃpiːl
peal
piːl
peel
piːl
Peele
piːl
repeal
rɪˈpiːl
soutpiel
ˈsaʊtˌpiːl
speel
spiːl
spiel
ʃpiːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SINGSPIEL

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SINGSPIEL

ariel
Biel
clumber spaniel
cocker spaniel
Daniel
diel
Ezekiel
field spaniel
Gabriel
Kiel
materiel
riel
Saint-Mihiel
spaniel
springer spaniel
Sussex spaniel
Tibetan spaniel
Uriel
water spaniel
Welsh springer spaniel

Synonyms and antonyms of Singspiel in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Singspiel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SINGSPIEL

Find out the translation of Singspiel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Singspiel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Singspiel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Singspiel
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Singspiel
570 millions of speakers

English

Singspiel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Singspiel
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Singspiel
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зингшпиль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Singspiel
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সিঙ্গস্পিয়াল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Singspiel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Singspiel
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Singspiel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジングシュピール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Singspiel
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Singspiel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Singspiel
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிங்க்ஸ்பெயில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिग्पील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Singspiel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Singspiel
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Singspiel
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зингшпіль
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Singspiel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Singspiel
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Singspiel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Singspiel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Singspiel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Singspiel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SINGSPIEL»

The term «Singspiel» is regularly used and occupies the 60.084 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SINGSPIEL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Singspiel» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Singspiel» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Singspiel

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SINGSPIEL»

Discover the use of Singspiel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Singspiel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Great Tradition and Its Legacy: The Evolution of ...
12 However, it seems that young Wolfgang Mozart, unlike his father, was quite fond of the Viennese Singspiel comedies. When in the spring of 1 78 1 he decided to live in Vienna for good as an independent artist with the freedom to do what ...
Michael Cherlin, Halina Filipowicz, Richard L. Rudolph, 2004
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A Short History of Opera
The Singspiel The collapse of German opera in the first half of the eighteenth century discouraged any systematic attempt at native musical drama for many years. Even the regular theater, though spurred on by the reforms of Gottsched, did not ...
Donald Grout, Donald Jay Grout, Hermine Weigel Williams, 2013
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W. A. Mozart
28 German singspiel German opera had been established by Heinrich Schiitz in the second quarter of the seventeenth century, but after a period of efflorescence as brief as it was promising, it was finally forced to abandon the field to Italian ...
Hermann Abert, Cliff Eisen, 2007
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W. A. Mozart
Vienna and (he National Singspiel When Mozart arrived in Vienna on 16 March 1781 the local court- supported company which performed German opera, the National Singspiel, had just concluded its third season. Joseph II had seen to the  ...
Thomas Bauman, 1987
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Histories of Heinrich Schütz
thereby anticipating the nineteenth-century trend to legitimise opera as a nationally defined undertaking.48 The term 'opera' accordingly gained in cultural prestige, while the previously synonymous 'Singspiel' came to be associated with  ...
Bettina Varwig, 2011
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The Music Sound:
Back | Home | Up Singspiel ("song-play") is a form of German-language music drama, similar to modern musical theater, though it is also referred to as a type of operetta or opera. It is characterized by spoken dialogue, sometimes performed ...
Nicolae Sfetcu, 2014
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North German Opera in the Age of Goethe
Hiion und Amande Friederike Sophie Seyler (Romantisches Singspiel [L] - 5) Schleswig (1789) MGG's place and date of premiere (Flensburg, 1794) are incorrect. Xaphire [Haphire] Bernhard Christoph d'Arien (Grosse Romantische Oper) ...
Thomas Bauman, 1985
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The Culture of Opera Buffa in Mozart's Vienna: A Poetics of ...
Singspiel was barely an issue before 1778, but from that year until 1783 forty- eight German- language works for the musical theatre were performed by the newly formed National Singspiel company (whose star soprano was an Italian—  ...
Mary Hunter, 1999
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Antonio Salieri and Viennese Opera
JOSEPH S SINGSPIEL TROUPE AND DER RAUCHFANGKEHRER (/^ oseph's formation of a Singspiel company in 1778 represented a reversal of one as- ^f pect of his reorganization of 1776, since it brought a resident operatic troupe back ...
John A. Rice, 1998
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Singspiel
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SINGSPIEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Singspiel is used in the context of the following news items.
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Aldous Snow successfully defends Singspiel title
ETOBICOKE, Ontario – Aldous Snow ($12.60) held off Dynamic Sky in the final strides to capture the Grade 3, $174,600 Singspiel Stakes for the second year in ... «Daily Racing Form, Jul 15»
2
Java's War Seeks Elusive Win in Singspiel
Charles Fipke's homebred grade I winner Java's War will look to return to winning form in the $150,000 Singspiel Stakes (Can-III) at Woodbine July 5, his first ... «BloodHorse.com, Jul 15»
3
Theater Vorpommern startet "Ahoi - Mein Hafenfestival" mit Singspiel
Greifswald (dpa/mv) - Mit dem Alpen-Singspiel «Im weißen Rössl» startet das Theater Vorpommern am Freitag (19.30) in Greifswald in die Open-Air-Saison. «DIE WELT, Jun 15»
4
Singspiel begeisterte Groß und Klein
Pfarrer Josef Schießl und Gemeindereferentin Edeltraud Herrmann freuten sich, dass in der Gemeindehalle alle zusammengekommen waren, um das Singspiel ... «Mittelbayerische, Jun 15»
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Opera review: Haymarket Opera Company's 'Don Quichotte'
... amiable sidekick, dispensed in the broadly comic style associated with this type of singspiel – albeit a singspiel with sung recitatives in lieu of spoken dialog. «Chicago Tribune, Mar 15»
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Nockherberg 2015 Kinseher teilte aus, Singspiel im Weltall
Nockherberg 2015 Kinseher teilte aus, Singspiel im Weltall. Luise Kinseher hat in ihrer Fastenrede kräftig ausgeteilt: zu Themen wie Griechenland oder ... «Bayerischer Rundfunk, Feb 15»
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"Völlig losgelöst" von Marcus H. Rosenmüller: Starkbier-Anstich auf …
Singspiel "Völlig losgelöst": Die Weltraumanzüge der Allreisenden schauen zwar eher aus wie Zirkus-Outfits, bewegen kann man sich darin offenbar aber gar ... «Abendzeitung München, Feb 15»
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Dieter Reiter im Singspiel - Alles, nur kein Lückenfüller
"Der goldige Reiter": Münchens OB kam zum ersten Mal im Singspiel auf dem ... Münchens Oberbürgermeister Dieter Reiter hat beim Singspiel auf dem ... «Süddeutsche.de, Feb 15»
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Singspiel am Nockherberg | Hier verwandelt sich Angela Ascher in …
Dann wird bis zehn Minuten vor Singspiel-Start die Perücke noch geändert. Nur bei Luise Kinseher sitzen die Kunstlocken fest: Bavaria mit Wallemähne Eine ... «BILD, Feb 15»
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Nockherberg 2015: Vier Politiker feiern Singspiel-Premiere
München - Beim Singspiel auf dem Nockherberg feiern heuer vier Spitzenpolitiker Premiere, die bisher noch nicht dabei sein durften. Dass der neue Münchner ... «tz online, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Singspiel [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/singspiel>. Apr 2024 ».
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