Acappella

/ˌɑːkəˈpɛlə/ adverb

Definition

Music performed by voices alone, without instrumental accompaniment.

Etymology

From Italian 'a cappella' ('in the chapel style'), referring to the a cappella tradition of church choirs singing without organs in early Christian chapels.

Kelly Says

A cappella singing boasts some of the most complex harmonies in music—barbershop quartets and modern groups like Pentatonix prove that human voices alone can create fuller, richer sounds than instruments.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
akapella
AMአማርኛ
አካፔላ
a-ka-pe-la
ARالعربية
أَكَابِلَلا
a-ka-be-lla
BGБългарски
акапела
BNবাংলা
এ ক্যাপেলা
e ka-pe-la
CACatalà
a cappella
a ka-pel-la
CSČeština
a cappella
a ka-pel-la
DADansk
a cappella
a ka-pel-la
DEDeutsch
a cappella
a ka-pel-la
ELΕλληνικά
α καπέλα
a ka-pe-la
ESEspañol
a cappella
a ka-pel-la
ETEesti
akapella
EUEuskara
akapella
FAفارسی
آکاپلا
a-ka-pla
FISuomi
a cappella
a ka-pel-la
FRFrançais
a cappella
a ka-pel-la
GLGalego
acapella
GUGU
એ કૅપેલા
e ka-pe-la
HAHA
a cappella
a ka-pel-la
HEעברית
א קאפלה
a ka-pe-la
HIहिन्दी
ए अ कैपेला
e a ka-pe-la
HRHrvatski
akapella
HUMagyar
a cappella
a ka-pel-la
IDBahasa Indonesia
a cappella
a ka-pel-la
IGIG
a cappella
a ka-pel-la
ITItaliano
a cappella
a ka-pel-la
JA日本語
アカペラ
a-ke-ra
KKKK
а капелла
a ka-pel-la
KMKM
អាកាបេឡា
a-ka-pe-la
KO한국어
아카펠라
a-ka-pe-lle-ra
LTLietuvių
akapella
LVLatviešu
akapella
MNМонгол
акапела
MRMR
ए कॅपेल
e ka-pe-la
MSBahasa Melayu
a cappella
a ka-pel-la
MYမြန်မာ
အကာပဲလာ
a-ka-pe-la
NLNederlands
a capella
a ka-pel-la
NONorsk
a cappella
a ka-pel-la
PAPA
ਏ ਕੈਪੇਲਾ
e ka-pe-la
PLPolski
a cappella
a ka-pel-la
PTPortuguês
a capela
a ka-pe-la
RORomână
a cappella
a ka-pel-la
RUРусский
а капелла
a ka-pel-la
SKSlovenčina
akapella
SLSlovenščina
akapella
SRСрпски
акапела
SVSvenska
a cappella
a ka-pel-la
SWKiswahili
a cappella
a ka-pel-la
TAதமிழ்
அகப்பெல்லா
a-ka-pe-lla
TEతెలుగు
ఆ క్యాపెల్ల
a ka-pe-lla
THไทย
อะคาเปลลา
a-ka-pe-la
TLTL
a cappella
a ka-pel-la
TRTürkçe
a cappella
a ka-pel-la
UKУкраїнська
а капелла
a ka-pel-la
URاردو
ا کپلا
a ka-pe-la
VITiếng Việt
a cappella
a ka-pel-la
YOYO
a cappella
a ka-pel-la
ZH中文
无伴奏
wú bàn zòu
ZUZU
a cappella
a ka-pel-la

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