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without instrumental accompaniment; in a chapel or church style (Music)
a cappella
\a cap*pel"la\ (&?;). [it. see chapel.] (mus.) (a) in church or chapel style; -- said of compositions sung in the old church style, without instrumental accompaniment; as, a mass a capella, i. e., a mass purely vocal. (b) a time indication, equivalent to alla breve.
A Cappella may refer to:
- A Cappella (Todd Rundgren album), 1985
- A Cappella (Gaither Vocal Band album), 2003
- "One Sweet Day (A Cappella)", Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men song
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A cappella (Italian for "in the manner of the church" or "in the manner of the chapel", also see gospel music and choir) music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It contrasts with cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato style. In the 19th century a renewed interest in Renaissance polyphony coupled with an ignorance of the fact that vocal parts were often doubled by instrumentalists led to the term coming to mean unaccompanied vocal music. Today, a cappella also includes sample/loop "vocal only" productions by producers like Jimmy Spice Curry, Teddy Riley, Björk, Imogen Heap, Wyclef Jean and others.
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In church [style] i.e. Vocal music only
In church or chapel style; -- said of compositions sung in the old church style, without instrumental accompaniment; as, a mass a capella, i. e., a mass purely vocal.
A time indication, equivalent to alla breve.
unaccompanied vocal music
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