English
Alternative spellings
a capella
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
- 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.
- music A time indication, equivalent to alla breve.
Translations
Chinese: æ� ä¼´å¥� (wubanzou)
Dutch: a cappella
French: a cappella
German: a cappella
Italian: a cappella
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Japanese: ����� (akapera ni)
Korean: �주 �� (banju eopge)
Latin: ad sacellum
Lithuanian: kapela
Spanish: a capella
See also
cappella
chapel
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