a cappella meaning in General Dictionary
In chapel or chapel style said of compositions sung in the old church design without instrumental accompaniment as a mass a capella i age a mass solely vocal
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- without music accompaniment
- sung without instrumental accompaniment
- In church or chapel style; -- stated of compositions sung in the old chapel style, without instrumental accompaniment; since, a mass a capella, i. e., a mass strictly vocal.
- A time indicator, equivalent to alla breve.
a cappella - German to English
a capella [lat. spv. for -in chapel style-]
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a cappella meaning in General Dictionary
In chapel or chapel style; -- stated of compositions sung into the old chapel design, without instrumental accompaniment; as, a mass a capella, i. e., a mass strictly vocal.
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- an occasion indicator, equivalent to alla breve.
Sentence Examples with the word a cappella
In time of war this cloak was carried with the army in the field, and was kept in a tent which itself came to be known as a cappella or capella.