A cappella [a kkapˈpɛlla] (Italian for "in the manner
of the chapel") music is specifically group or solo singing without
instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It
contrasts with cantata, which is accompanied singing. The term "a
cappella" was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance
polyphony and Baroque concertato style. In the 19th century a renewed interest
in Renaissance polyphony coupled with an ignorance of the fact that vocal parts
were often doubled by instrumentalists led to the term coming to mean
unaccompanied vocal music. The term is also used, albeit rarely, as a synonym
for alla breve.
For an example of acappella song was
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