Hörspiel

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Hörspiel, is a form of German storytelling broadcast that mixes radio documentary, soundscape, music, various narrators and sound editing techniques to help the listener imagine the story. It should not be confused with the art form audio book, which mainly consists of recital by only one narrator and usually without soundscape and music. It is more closely related to Radio drama, but the musical component in German broadcasts is typically more substantial.

The Hörspiel is an original art form, brought about by the advent of radio. It was later followed by the feature. The feature has more of the character of a documentary, but like the radio play, it involves fictionalized texts.

The development of the radio play is closely connected with the history of theatre and film and it is often regarded as "Cinema for the Ears". The "Hörspiel" as a dramatic production with distributed speaker roles is particularly popular in the German linguistic area.

Since the early 1970s many different series and single plays have been published and were able to captivate generations of keen listeners. While listening to them as children, many fans re-discovered this genre as grown-ups and now pass on their preference to their children. This may explain why the genre "Hörspiel" is still enjoying high sales figures in Germany.

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