How many musical instruments are played in an a cappella performance?

Question

Please help me.

Answer 1

None, that's why it is a cappella.

Answer 2

Q. What is a cappella? Is there a standard definition of "a cappella music", and what makes an "a cappella group"?
The phrase "a cappella" is Italian in origin, as are most musical terms. Literally it translates to "in the style of the chapel", which does *not* mean "unaccompanied". It refers to choral music without *separate* instrumental accompaniment. Instruments may be used to double the vocal parts, such as using an electric bass to strengthen the vocal bass line, and the piece is still a cappella.

In light of this, an "a cappella group" is one that sings a cappella music, with or without instrumental doubling. But does a group such as the Nylons, who often use synthesized bass and drum machine, or Boyz II Men, who perform some songs a cappella but are usually accompanied, qualify as an a cappella group? This question is left to individual discretion and opinion.

The spelling of "a cappella" can also get on some people's nerves if not done properly: a letter to the editor in the CAN (Contemporary A Cappella Newsletter) commented:

"In truth, 'a capella' means 'in your hair,' 'a cappello' means 'in your hat,' and 'A Capella' is an astronomical reference to the first planet circling the star Capella in the constellation Auriga."

Answer 3

None. A cappella is just your own voices

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 in the chapel (music); the term is due to the fact that Christian churches sang without instrumental accompaniment for the first several hundred years of its existence.

It is often misspelled as a capella, which is derived from the Latin spelling (but in Latin capella means small goat), or even acapella.

Answer 4

That would be zero. An "A Cappella" performance means the singer has no musical accompaniment.

Answer 5

DonSoze is right. A cappella is a performance with no instrumental accompaniment.

Answer 6

There aren't any. A cappella is a song without instrumental accompaniment.

Answer 7

a cappella - Italian for 'in chapel style'. It means sung without instrumental accompaniment, as church music originally was.

Answer 8

Here's a light-hearted approach...

It depends on how many singers you have! If you count a person's voice as a musical instrument....

If you mean something played by a person... the most common answer as stated above... usually no played instruments...

Answer 9

Usually none, a capella is done just with voices, some percussion is sometimes used, but usually no real instruments

Answer 10

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