Singspiel - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Singspiel : \Sing"spiel`\, n. [G.; singen to sing _ spiel to play.] (Music) 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.

Example Usage of Singspiel

Singspiel: *sigh* another day...need some time off
Singspiel: What a great day! Liverpool lose & mark Hughes fired-karma-all the Ill will from everyoniabs!
Singspiel: Broadband is back - yay! Just had a lovely dinner at Bedford lodge-up early for Olympia!
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