ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD A CAPPELLA
Italian: literally, according to (the style of the) chapel.
9 QUOTES WITH «A CAPPELLA»
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a cappella.
With the a cappella groups, every voice is like one string on a guitar, one note on the piano, or one cymbal, and you don't have the luxury of falling back on anything.
And then, I was thinking of doing a record just like starting with voice, because I did this one song that was just kind of a cappella, and I did it for this art piece I did where people could come and play music to go with a voice.
My friend and I sang an a cappella rendition of Extreme's 'More Than Words' at one of our football pep rallies in a desperate attempt to look cool. For a while, I wore pink Converse All Stars because I thought it made me seem daring and irreverent.
I think there are rock stars within every subgenre, and for people who are obsessed with musical theater Sutton Foster and Audra MacDonald are like Beyonce to them. I'm sure the a cappella world has their own version of that, and that exists in every geeky subculture.
We didn't realize there were that many boy bands until we started touring in Europe. I don't think we were ever affected by it since a lot of the groups in Europe didn't really sing live, but we did and would perform a cappella as well.
I'll do a cappella stuff, rock 'n' roll and swing stuff.
I played piano back in my elementary school days and I sang a cappella back in college.
My high-school a cappella teacher would embarrass me in front of the choir. 'Mavis, you're in the basement. Mavis, you're singing with the boys.' I said, 'Mr. Finch, my voice isn't soprano. I can't sing up there with the girls.' So I just got out of the choir.
I make sure I sing a cappella to let people know I can sing.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «A CAPPELLA»
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a cappella in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Pitch Perfect (movie tie-in): The Quest for Collegiate
A ...
Sure to strikea chord with fans of Glee and The Sing-Off, this raucous story of a cappella rock stars shows that sometimes, to get that perfect harmony, you have to embrace a little discord.
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A Cappella: Mennonite Voices in Poetry
As an intricate choral music lovingly arranged, this gathering makes manifest a rich community of accomplished voices, a community whose immediate concerns are various, whose informing circumstances diverge, but whose common chord remains ...
Ann Elizabeth Hostetler, 2003
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Powerful Voices: The Musical and Social World of Collegiate ...
The first scholarly account of the music and culture of collegiate a cappella
This is a tale of intense, heartbreaking love in adolescence, and the tragedy it gives rise to.
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A cappella: an anthology of unaccompanied choral music from ...
A unique anthology which casts its net far and wide across seven centuries of unaccompanied European choral music, this book is a fascinating selection of thirty pieces, ideal for enterprising choirs looking for something out of the ...
John Gardner, Simon Harris, Simon John Minshaw Harris, 1992
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Anna's Amazing
a Cappella Arranging Advice: The Collegiate
a ...
Covering the basics and more advanced aspects of a cappella arranging, this book is great for novice and experienced arrangers.
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Beyond "Salmo 150": The
a Cappella Choral Music of Ernani Aguiar
This study provides an overview of Aguiar's fifty-three a cappella choral works with an emphasis on their overall stylistic features.
"A story of the chaos endemic with the end of high school, the overinflated loves of a lifetime, and peace that only the right song can bring"--P. [4] of cover.
Tanya Jennings Keenan, 2011
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An Analytical Conductor's Guide to the SATB
a Cappella Works ...
Part's a cappella works prove difficult even for the most highly trained ensembles.
The vocal control that is required to sing the long phrases, usually without vibrato,
and the quality of intonation needed to sing the triads and dissonances in tune ...
Kimberly Anne Cargile, 2008
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Contemporary
a Cappella Songbook: Collection
Now available through Hal Leonard are these outstanding a cappella collections.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «A CAPPELLA»
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a cappella is used in the context of the following news items.
From Pentatonix, Penn Masala To Pitch Perfect: The Magic Of The …
“A cappella” – meaning “without accompaniment”, used to describe songs that are sung without the use of any instruments besides the human ... «Youth Ki Awaaz, Jul 15»
ABQ version of 'Once Upon a Mattress' adds a cappella twist
Christy Burbank is Princess Winnifred in Musical Theatre Southwest's production of “Once Upon a Mattress.” (Courtesy of Jason Ponic). «Albuquerque Journal, Jul 15»
Holiday Treat: Impromptu A Cappella 'God Bless the USA' by Army …
Indeed, this is a gem of a spontaneous a cappella version featuring Greenwood with the U.S. Army Chorus, but it has been watched by very few ... «NewsBusters, Jul 15»
A Cappella Sisters
Pitch Perfect 2 costars Rebel Wilson and Hana Mae Lee both hit a screening of Ur in Analysis at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood July 1. «Us Magazine, Jul 15»
Kelly Clarkson Fans Will Be Blown Away by This A Cappella …
Let's be honest: even if you're not a huge Kelly Clarkson fan, you'll still love this. NYC-based a cappella group Range A Cappella flawlessly ... «POPSUGAR, Jul 15»
Dispute between producer, venue closes Mo5aic's run at Bally's
Conflict between a show producer and venue operator led to the abrupt end of a residency by a cappella quintet Mo5aic at Bally's. The vocal ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 15»
Fourth Avenue has chemistry for a cappella
While a lot of groups experience personnel changes, the award-winning a cappella group still has its original founding members and even ... «Springfield News Sun, Jun 15»
Hinsdale resident elected to Chicago a cappella ensemble
HINSDALE – James G. Massie of Hinsdale recently was elected to the acclaimed vocal ensemble Chicago a cappella's Board of Directors, ... «Suburban Life Publications, Jun 15»
Finalists are in for A Cappella & Unplugged
CHAMBERSBURG >> Six out of the 16 musical acts that took the stage Saturday at the Capitol Theater's "A Cappella & Unplugged" musical ... «Chambersburg Public Opinion, Jun 15»
WATCH: A Cappella Group Pentatonix Sings Michael Jackson's Hits …
The Grammy-winning a cappella singing group Pentatonix is known for covering both mainstream pop songs and more eclectic tunes from ... «Advocate.com, Jun 15»
