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Written by David Allen - www.makingmusicmag.com
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Tuesday, 20 November 2007 |
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Somewhere between the unaccompanied soloist in the shower and the large concert choir lies the phenomenon of the a cappella group. All the backing parts of a regular song--the bass line, the guitar chords, the punctuations from a horn section--are replaced with voices. In performance, one singer takes the lead vocals in front of a semicircle of backup singers, who toss out scat syllables, while listening closely to one another to stay in tune.
After thriving in college groups and glee clubs throughout the 20th century, a cappella began to include professional "bands" like Rockapella. Eventually, groups took on new repertoire, moving from barbershop and folk tunes into vocal arrangements of jazz and pop songs.
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