A cappella

A cappella music is vocal music or singing without instrumental
accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. A cappella
is Italian for like the chapel (music). A cappella music was and is often
used in church music. Gregorian chant is an example of a cappella singing.

A choir singing without instrumental accompaniment is called an a cappella
choir. Non-accompanied vocal music is considered a cappella due to
restrictions on the use of instruments in medieval churches.

Many standard choral works are a cappella in that no accompaniment is
written in except perhaps for rehearsal purposes. But in the modern
parlance, it applies to vocal performers who disdain instrumental
accompaniment in all cases. A cappella music attained renewed prominence in
the 1980s and 1990s, spurred by the success of songs by popular recording
artists such as Bobby McFerrin and Boyz II Men. Barbershop, doo wop, and
contemporary a cappella are some of the major movements within modern a
cappella musicmaking.

Arrangements of popular music for small a cappella ensembles usually include
one voice singing the lead melody, one singing a rhythmic bass line, and the
remaining voices contributing chordal accompaniment (In Japan, these parts
are known as vocal, bass, and chorus, respectively). However, many
contemporary a cappella groups have adopted other approaches, including
polyphonic treatments and "human beatbox" effects. A cappella can also
describe the practice of using just the vocal track(s) from a multitrack
recording to either remix or put onto vinyl records for DJ's.

Famous a cappella ensembles:

   * The Anita Kerr Singers
   * The Bobs
   * The EDLOS
   * The King's Singers
   * Rockapella
   * The Vocal Majority
   * Glad
   * Neri Per Caso
   * Vox One
   * Try Tone(Japanese)
   * Sweet Honey in the Rock
   * The Flying Pickets

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