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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.
The meaning of A CAPPELLA is without instrumental accompaniment. How to use a cappella in a sentence. A Cappella Has Italian Roots
a cappella. adjective [ before noun ], adverb. music specialized uk / ˌæ kəˈpel.ə / us / ˌɑː kəˈpel.ə /. Add to word list. sung by a group of people without any musical instruments. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Singing. accompaniment. accompany.
A cappella, (Italian: “in the church style”), performance of a polyphonic (multipart) musical work by unaccompanied voices. Originally referring to sacred choral music, the term now refers to secular music as well.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
a cappella in American English. (ˌɑː kəˈpelə, Italian ˌɑː kɑːpˈpellɑː) adverb or adjective Music. 1. without instrumental accompaniment. 2. in the style of church or chapel music. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
Definition of cappella in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
What does the word a cappella mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word a cappella , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
