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Definition of A capella singing
1. Noun. Singing without instrumental accompaniment.
Generic synonyms: Singing, Vocalizing
Examples of category: Gospel, Gospel Singing
Lexicographical Neighbors of A Capella Singing
Literary usage of A capella singing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dwight's Journal of Music: A Paper of Art and Literature by John Sullivan Dwight (1880)
"But the principal portion of our time remains devoted to a capella singing, so
that every singing lesson in which the full chorus is assembled is at least ..."
2. Stokes' Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians: Covering the Entire Period of by Leander Jan De Bekker (1908)
"Of course the pure chords which are produced in the string quartet and in a
capella singing are impossible in a system of tuning by which perfect ..."
3. History of the Swedes of Illinois by Ernst Wilhelm Olson, Martin J. Engberg, Anders Schön (1908)
"The general impression made, however, is that such splendid a capella singing
had probably never before been attained by any chorus in this country. ..."
4. The Educational Journal of Virginia by Educational Association of Virginia, Virginia Dept. of Public Instruction, Dept. of Public Instruction, Richard McAllister Smith (1890)
"Designed for the upper grades of boys' and mixed schools, and containing chord-work,
exercises, and part-songs wilh and without words for a capella singing. ..."
5. How to Appreciate Music by Gustav Kobbé (1906)
"The first music of which we moderns take account was unaccompanied (A capella)
singing for church service. It was composed in the old ecclesiastical modes, ..."
6. The Ohio Educational Monthly and the National Teacher: A Journal of Education by Ohio State Teachers Association (1891)
"Designed for the upper grades of Boys' and Mixed Schools, and containing Chord-work,
Exercises and Part Songs with and without words, for a Capella Singing. ..."
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