cappella
Definition of the Italian term cappella in music:
- chapel (part of a Christian church)
- church choir
- any group of singers and musicians assigned to a church
Language
Italian
Combinations
Italian musical terms that include cappella:
- a cappella – unaccompanied voices, without instrumental accompa...
- a cappella Chor – choir without instrumental accompaniment
- canto a cappella – unaccompanied song...
- da cappella – in the style of church music (often implying unacc...
- maestro di cappella – choirmaster (director of a choir, originally a cha...
Musical examples
Music scores that include cappella:
- Ernst Krenek: 4 A-cappella-Chöre (1926) Page 1
- Johannes Brahms: 2 Motets (1863‑1864) Page 1
Related terms
Italian musical terms related to cappella:
- corale – choral (pertaining to a choir or its music)...
- corista – tuning fork...
- coro – chorus...
- putto – boy...
- ripetitore – choir-master in an opera house...