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a cappella

Ah kah-PEL-lah

[Italian, in the chapel style]

Choral or vocal music performed without instrumental accompaniment.

Example


Charles Ives: 67th Psalm


Giovanni Palestrina: Missa in Festis Apostolorum I, "Agnus Dei"


Thomas Morley: Those dainty daffadillies


See Also

[Abbreviation] A capp.
[English] unaccompanied
[French] sans instruments
[French] style de chapelle
[German] ohne Instrumente
[Italian] a-cappella

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Last Updated: 2016-04-28 20:32:39