A cappella

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Phrase 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also

English

Etymology

From Italian phrase "a cappella" meaning "in the style of the Sistine Chapel" (in Rome, where services used choirs with no instruments).

Pronunciation

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Phrase

a cappella

1. (music) Performed by a choir with no instrumental accompaniment; literally "in the style of the (Sistine) Chapel (in Rome)"; such as a musical Mass done a capella.
2. (music) A time indication, equivalent to alla breve.

Translations

Chinese: 无伴奏 (wubanzou) Dutch: a cappella French: a cappella German: a cappella Italian: a cappella

Japanese: アカペラに (akapera ni) Korean: 반주 없게 (banju eopge) Latin: ad sacellum Lithuanian: kapela Spanish: a capella

See also

• cappella
• chapel

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