During this pandemic, singing has been one of the things that has been prohibited due to the risk of contagion . The truth is that we have been singing for centuries, with or without instruments. From Spain Directo with this publication we are going to take you back to the beginnings of this peculiar song without instruments: the a cappella song!. Where does the term 'a cappella' come from?. The origin is linked to the word capela or capella that comes from Italian . This word means chapel . This is due to the prohibition of instruments in churches during the Middle Ages .. So we have to go back to this time to talk about the beginnings of a cappella singing . We started with the Gregorian chant in addition to other types of song that were adapted to be sung without instruments .. Why is it so difficult to sing a cappella?. There is no accompaniment, so it is a very demanding form of singing. There is no fixed base, therefore it is the singers themselves who have to keep the song at the same tempo.. The musical styles that can be practiced with a cappella singing are very varied ... come and meet them!. 1.- Elcesiástica song. They are not only united by the origin of the word. A cappella singing is closely linked to ecclesiastical singing, since church choirs rarely have an instrument with which to accompany themselves.. 2.- Beatbox. It is a genre that has become very fashionable in...
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