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Contemporary a cappella includes many vocal groups and bands who add vocal percussion or beatboxing to create a pop/rock/gospel sound, in some cases very similar to bands with instruments. Examples of such professional groups include Straight No Chaser, Pentatonix, The House Jacks, Rockapella, Mosaic, Home Free and M-pact. There also remains a ...
As a form of poetry, the madrigal consisted of an irregular number of lines (usually 7–11 syllables) without repetition. [ 6 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Second, Italy was the usual destination for the oltremontani ("those from beyond the Alps") composers of the Franco-Flemish school , who were attracted by Italian culture and by employment in the court of ...
The Yale Whiffenpoofs is a collegiate a cappella singing group at Yale University.Established in 1909, it is the oldest such group in the United States. Best known for "The Whiffenpoof Song", [1] the group is composed of 14 senior students who compete for admission in the spring of their junior year. [2]
The tune known as "Roll, Jordan, Roll" may have its origins in the hymn "There is a Land of Pure Delight" written by Isaac Watts [1] in the 18th century. It was introduced to the United States by the early 19th century, in states such as Kentucky and Virginia, as part of the Second Great Awakening, and often sung at camp meetings.
This is a list of university a cappella musical groups in the UK who have achieved some level of notability or recognition. The two main competitions for university a cappella in the UK are the 'Universities' section of the Voice Festival UK [1] (which ran from 2009 to 2018) [2] and the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, which has had a UK semi-final and regional quarter ...
While the monody was a Baroque stylistic innovation, most of the madrigals are a cappella, and written in a style reminiscent of the late Renaissance (in the first decades of the 17th century, the continuo madrigal was becoming predominant; for example, in the works of Monteverdi).
Sheet music of "The Old North State" "The Old North State" is the official state song of the U.S. state of North Carolina.Written by William Gaston in 1835 and set to an arrangement composed by Mrs. E.E. Randolph in 1926, [1] it was adopted as the state song by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1927.
An art song is most often a musical setting of an independent poem or text, [1] "intended for the concert repertory" [2] "as part of a recital or other relatively formal social occasion". [3] While many vocal music pieces are easily recognized as art songs, others are more difficult to categorize.