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A cappella. Music performed a cappella (/ ˌɑː kəˈpɛlə / AH kə-PEL-ə, UK also / ˌæ kəˈpɛlə / AK ə-PEL-ə, Italian: [a kkapˈpɛlla]; [1] lit. 'in the style of the chapel'), less commonly spelled a capella in English, [2] is music performed by a singer or a singing group without instrumental accompaniment.
Literature. This glossary of literary terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts used in the discussion, classification, analysis, and criticism of all types of literature, such as poetry, novels, and picture books, as well as of grammar, syntax, and language techniques. For a more complete glossary of terms relating to poetry in ...
v. t. e. A genre of arts criticism, literary criticism or literary studies is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often influenced by literary theory, which is the philosophical analysis of literature's goals and methods. Although the two activities are closely related, literary critics are not ...
Literary theory is the systematic study of the nature of literature and of the methods for literary analysis. [1] Since the 19th century, literary scholarship includes literary theory and considerations of intellectual history , moral philosophy, social philosophy, and interdisciplinary themes relevant to how people interpret meaning . [ 1 ]
Glossary of music terminology. A variety of musical terms are encountered in printed scores, music reviews, and program notes. Most of the terms are Italian, in accordance with the Italian origins of many European musical conventions. Sometimes, the special musical meanings of these phrases differ from the original or current Italian meanings.
Collegiate a cappella (or college a cappella) ensembles are college-affiliated singing groups, primarily in the United States, and, increasingly, the United Kingdom and Ireland, that perform entirely without musical instruments. The groups are typically composed of, operated by, and directed by students. In the context of collegiate a cappella ...
The number of pages in the list/category is accurate as of January 2020. List of professional a cappella groups (number of articles in the list: ~100) List of collegiate a cappella groups in the United States (number of articles in the list: ~100) List of university a cappella groups in the United Kingdom (number of groups in the list: ~70)
BYU Vocal Point, or simply Vocal Point, is a seven to nine-member, male a cappella group at Brigham Young University (BYU). Founded by two students, Bob Ahlander & Dave Boyce, in 1991, Vocal Point is under the direction of former member Carson Trautman. The group has won three Pearl Awards and it was the winner of the 2006 International ...