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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.
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.
A lively piece, free in form, often used to show musical skill Cavatina: small instrumental tone: A simple melody or song Coda: tail: The end of a piece Concerto: concert: A work for one or more solo instruments accompanied by an orchestra Concertino: little concert: A short concerto; the solo instrument in a concerto Concerto grosso: big concert
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] Former members include Cole Porter and ...
International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella. The International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA), originally the National Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (NCCA, a play on NCAA), is an international competition run by Varsity Vocals, that attracts hundreds of college a cappella groups each year. [1]
Vocal music. A men's chorus from the 1940s or 1950s. Vocal music is a type of singing performed by one or more singers, either with instrumental accompaniment, or without instrumental accompaniment (a cappella), in which singing provides the main focus of the piece. Music which employs singing but does not feature it prominently is generally ...
Barbershop music. Barbershop vocal harmony is a style of a cappella close harmony, or unaccompanied vocal music, characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in a primarily homorhythmic texture. [1][2][3] Each of the four parts has its own role: generally, the lead sings the melody, the tenor harmonizes above the melody ...
The RPI Glee Club of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, established in 1873, was one of the earliest known collegiate a cappella groups. [2] The longest continuously operating group is thought to be The Whiffenpoofs of Yale University, [3] which was formed in 1909 to create a musical group with a more "modern" sound than that of the Yale Glee Club, and named for the lyrics to Little Nemo, a ...