a cappella

adverb or adjective

a cap·pel·la ˌä-kə-ˈpe-lə How to pronounce a cappella (audio)

variants or less commonly a capella

: without instrumental accompaniment

The choir sang the chants a cappella.

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A Cappella Has Italian Roots

A cappella arrived in English from Italian sometime around the late-18th century. In Italian, a cappella means "in chapel or choir style." Cappella is the Italian word for "chapel"; the English word chapel is ultimately (if independently) derived from the Medieval Latin word cappella, which is the source of the Italian cappella as well. Scholars once thought all "chapel style" music written before the 1600s was performed a cappella, but modern research has revealed that instruments might have doubled or substituted for some voices back then. Today a cappella describes a purely vocal performance.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The British a cappella all-male group makes its first local visit, performing arrangements by Voctave’s Jamey Ray.

Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022 God’s gift to collegiate a cappella choruses, Ben Folds has had a long and eclectic pop career, working with everyone from the Nashville Symphony Orchestra to William Shatner.

Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2022 Girl Talk is also making an a cappella version of Full Court Press available to download for free so that fans can use the vocals to make their own remixes and mashups.

Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2022 Now, Khlyvnyuk’s a cappella performance has instrumental backing — by none other than the legendary rock band Pink Floyd.

Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2022 Sunday’s show matching the Grammy-winning R&B a cappella group Boyz II Men and comedian Amber Ruffin and her family; and the families of comic actors Joe Lo Truglio and Thomas Lennon, averaged 4.527 million viewers, third for the week.

Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2022 To have both Jon and the greatest a cappella group in the world, Pentatonix, on my song is a dream come true.

Paul Grein, Billboard, 22 July 2022 Struggling to find her place, Beca joins Bellas, an all-girls a cappella group at her school with a rocky past.

Nitya Rao, Seventeen, 20 July 2022 His frenzied tapping at times added syncopation to the a cappella song fragments.

Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2021 See More

单词	a cappella
释义	a cappella adverb or adjective a cap·pel·la ˌä-kə-ˈpe-lə variants or less commonly a capella : without instrumental accompaniment The choir sang the chants a cappella. Did you know? A Cappella Has Italian Roots A cappella arrived in English from Italian sometime around the late-18th century. In Italian, a cappella means "in chapel or choir style." Cappella is the Italian word for "chapel"; the English word chapel is ultimately (if independently) derived from the Medieval Latin word cappella, which is the source of the Italian cappella as well. Scholars once thought all "chapel style" music written before the 1600s was performed a cappella, but modern research has revealed that instruments might have doubled or substituted for some voices back then. Today a cappella describes a purely vocal performance. Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The British a cappella all-male group makes its first local visit, performing arrangements by Voctave’s Jamey Ray. Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022 God’s gift to collegiate a cappella choruses, Ben Folds has had a long and eclectic pop career, working with everyone from the Nashville Symphony Orchestra to William Shatner. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2022 Girl Talk is also making an a cappella version of Full Court Press available to download for free so that fans can use the vocals to make their own remixes and mashups. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2022 Now, Khlyvnyuk’s a cappella performance has instrumental backing — by none other than the legendary rock band Pink Floyd. Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2022 Sunday’s show matching the Grammy-winning R&B a cappella group Boyz II Men and comedian Amber Ruffin and her family; and the families of comic actors Joe Lo Truglio and Thomas Lennon, averaged 4.527 million viewers, third for the week. Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2022 To have both Jon and the greatest a cappella group in the world, Pentatonix, on my song is a dream come true. Paul Grein, Billboard, 22 July 2022 Struggling to find her place, Beca joins Bellas, an all-girls a cappella group at her school with a rocky past. Nitya Rao, Seventeen, 20 July 2022 His frenzied tapping at times added syncopation to the a cappella song fragments. Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2021 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from Italian a cappella "in chapel or choir style" First Known Use 1785, in the meaning defined above
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a cappella

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