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Barbershop vocal harmony started in 1930's
Barbershop vocal harmony, as codified during the barbershop revival era (1930s–present), is a style of a cappella close harmony, or unaccompanied vocal music, characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in a predominantly homophonic texture.
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Barbershop music
Barbershop vocal harmony, as codified during the barbershop revival era (1930s–present), is a style of a cappella close harmony, or unaccompanied vocal music, characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in a predominantly homophonic texture. Each of the four parts has its own role: generally, the lead sings the melody, the tenor harmonizes above the melody, the bass sings the lowest harmonizing notes, and the baritone completes the chord, usually below the lead. The melody is not usually sung by the tenor or baritone, except for an infrequent note or two to avoid awkward voice leading, in tags or codas, or when some appropriate embellishment can be created.
Vocal harmony
Vocal harmony is a style of vocal music in which a consonant note or notes are simultaneously sung as a main melody in a predominantly homophonic texture. Vocal harmonies are used in many subgenres of European art music, including Classical choral music and opera and in the popular styles from many Western cultures ranging from folk songs and musical theater pieces to rock ballads. In the simplest style of vocal harmony, the main vocal melody is supported by a single backup vocal line, either at a pitch which is above or below the main vocal line, often in thirds or sixths which fit in with the chord progression used in the song.
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson; their cousin Mike Love; and their friend Al Jardine. Distinguished by their vocal harmonies and early surf songs, they are one of the most influential acts of the rock era. The band drew on the music of jazz-based vocal groups, 1950s rock and roll, and black R&B to create their unique sound, and with Brian as producer, composer, and de facto leader, they pioneered novel approaches to popular music form and production. He later arranged his compositions for studio orchestras and explored a variety of other styles, often incorporating classical or jazz elements and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways.
List of university a cappella groups in the United Kingdom
This is a list of university a cappella musical groups in the UK who have achieved some level of or recognition. Aberpella are the University of Aberdeen's premier a cappella ensemble. They were founded in 2011 as the AUSA (Aberdeen University Student Association) A Cappella Society by Nathan Chadwick. Aberpella first began competing in collegiate a cappella in 2012 and their competitive contributions are as follows:  Voice Festival UK 2012  Voice Festival UK 2013 - Victoria Metcalf awarded Outstanding Soloist   Voice Festival UK 2015 (Semi-Finalists)  Scottish A Cappella Championships 2016  Scottish A Cappella Championships 2017 - Colum Findlay awarded Outstanding Soloist  Voice Festival UK 2017 (Semi-Finalists)  ICCA 2017 (Semi-Finalists) In 2015 Aberpella and their sister group The Killer Quines recorded their first professional EP - "3000 And Counting".
A cappella
A cappella (Italian for "in the manner of the chapel") music is specifically group or solo singing without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It contrasts with cantata, which is usually accompanied singing. The term "a cappella" was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato style. In the 19th century a renewed interest in Renaissance polyphony coupled with an ignorance of the fact that vocal parts were often doubled by instrumentalists led to the term coming to mean unaccompanied vocal music. The term is also used, albeit rarely, as a synonym for alla breve.
Deke Sharon
Deke Sharon (born December 12, 1967) is an American singer, arranger, composer, director, producer and teacher of a cappella music, and is one of the leaders and promoters of the contemporary a cappella community and a pioneer of the contemporary a cappella style, referred to as "the father of contemporary a cappella" by some authors. Deke Sharon was born and raised in San Francisco. He started singing in choirs at age five, including the San Francisco Boys Chorus, in which he toured America and performed with Pavarotti. He attended Town School and San Francisco University High School, where he sang in and directed a quartet all four years after singing lead in the barbershop quartet his freshman year in "The Music Man."
Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival
The Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival is an annual showcase and competition for a cappella groups of all vocal styles. The competition is organized into seven regional events across the United States, with each winning group advancing to the National Finals in San Rafael, California. Highlighting performances by hundreds of up and coming vocal groups from around the country, The Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival begins the season with regional competitions in seven major urban markets during the Spring months, followed by the gala National Finals to be held in San Rafael, California in early May.
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I"m not familiar with it. Please tell me more.
0_Wizard
Its a style of cappela close harmony
Barbershop vocal harmony, as codified during the barbershop revival era (1930s–present), is a style of a cappella close harmony, or unaccompanied vocal music, characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in a predominantly homophonic texture.
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Close and open harmony
Close harmony is an arrangement of the notes of chords within a narrow range, usually notes that are no more than an octave apart. It is different from open harmony or voicing in that it uses each part on the closest harmonizing note (such as C–E–G), while the open voicing uses a broader pitch array (like C–G–E) expanding the harmonic range past the octave. Close harmony or voicing can refer to both instrumental and vocal arrangements. It can follow the standard voice-leading rules of classical harmony, as in string quartets or Bach's Chorales, or proceed in parallel motion with the melody in 3rds or 6ths.
Close Harmony (album)
Close Harmony is a box set of The Louvin Brothers recordings. It is an eight-CD box set and was released in 1992. "Close Harmony" contains 219 songs from the duo's years with Capitol, Decca, MGM, and Apollo, presented in chronological order along with session notes. The recordings include such artists as Chet Atkins, Grandpa Jones, The Jordanaires, Jerry Byrd, Pete Drake, Floyd Cramer, Hank Garland and many others. The annotations for the songs that accompanied the box set were expanded into a book titled "In Close Harmony: The Story of the Louvin Brothers" by Charles K. Wolfe. In his Allmusic review, Thom Jurek describes the release, concluding " Charlie and Ira took harmony singing to a new level and the creation of full-length albums far out of the sphere of one or two singles and filler.
Harmony
In music, harmony considers the process by which the composition of individual sounds, or superpositions of sounds, is analysed by hearing. Usually, this means simultaneously occurring frequencies, pitches (tones, notes), or chords. The study of harmony involves chords and their construction and chord progressions and the principles of connection that govern them. Harmony is often said to refer to the "vertical" aspect of music, as distinguished from melodic line, or the "horizontal" aspect. Counterpoint, which refers to the relationship between melodic lines, and polyphony, which refers to the simultaneous sounding of separate independent voices, are thus sometimes distinguished from harmony.
List of university a cappella groups in the United Kingdom
This is a list of university a cappella musical groups in the UK who have achieved some level of or recognition. Aberpella are the University of Aberdeen's premier a cappella ensemble. They were founded in 2011 as the AUSA (Aberdeen University Student Association) A Cappella Society by Nathan Chadwick. Aberpella first began competing in collegiate a cappella in 2012 and their competitive contributions are as follows:  Voice Festival UK 2012  Voice Festival UK 2013 - Victoria Metcalf awarded Outstanding Soloist   Voice Festival UK 2015 (Semi-Finalists)  Scottish A Cappella Championships 2016  Scottish A Cappella Championships 2017 - Colum Findlay awarded Outstanding Soloist  Voice Festival UK 2017 (Semi-Finalists)  ICCA 2017 (Semi-Finalists) In 2015 Aberpella and their sister group The Killer Quines recorded their first professional EP - "3000 And Counting".
Barbershop music
Barbershop vocal harmony, as codified during the barbershop revival era (1930s–present), is a style of a cappella close harmony, or unaccompanied vocal music, characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in a predominantly homophonic texture. Each of the four parts has its own role: generally, the lead sings the melody, the tenor harmonizes above the melody, the bass sings the lowest harmonizing notes, and the baritone completes the chord, usually below the lead. The melody is not usually sung by the tenor or baritone, except for an infrequent note or two to avoid awkward voice leading, in tags or codas, or when some appropriate embellishment can be created.
Betcha Bottom Dollar
Betcha Bottom Dollar is the debut studio album by the close harmony trio The Puppini Sisters, released through Universal Classics and Jazz on 31 July 2006 in the United Kingdom. It was produced by Canadian composer Benoît Charest, whose music for the 2003 film "The Triplets of Belleville" inspired Marcella Puppini to form the group. Puppini and fellow band members, Kate Mullins and Stephanie O'Brien, arranged the songs on the album themselves. "Betcha Bottom Dollar" received mixed reviews from critics. It debuted at number 17 on the UK Albums Chart and became the fastest selling debut by a jazz artist.
The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers were an American country-influenced rock and roll duo, known for steel-string acoustic guitar playing and close harmony singing. Isaac Donald "Don" Everly (born February 1, 1937) and Phillip "Phil" Everly (January 19, 1939 – January 3, 2014) were elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2001. Don was born in Brownie, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, in 1937, and Phil two years later in Chicago, Illinois. Their parents were Isaac Milford "Ike" Everly, Jr. (1908–1975), a guitar player, and Margaret Embry Everly. Actor James Best (born Jules Guy), also from Muhlenberg County, was the son of Ike's sister.
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How many people are in a barbershop ?
0_Wizard
Four people sing four parts
Each of the four parts has its own role: generally, the lead sings the melody, the tenor harmonizes above the melody, the bass sings the lowest harmonizing notes, and the baritone completes the chord, usually below the lead.
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Songs from Les Misérables
Les Misérables is a sung-through musical based on the novel "Les Misérables" by French poet and novelist Victor Hugo. Premiering in Paris in 1980, it has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, original French lyrics by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, with an English-language libretto by Herbert Kretzmer. The London production has run continuously since October 1985 – the longest-running musical in the West End and the second longest-running musical in the world. There have been several recordings of this material, including ones by the original London cast and original Broadway cast. However, no recording contains the entire performance of songs, score and spoken parts as featured on stage; "The Complete Symphonic Recording" comes closest, but a pair of songs that were cut from the show following the initial London run, as well as one song only present in the Original French Concept Album, are not included.
Enda Markey
Enda Markey (born 3 June 1976, in Dublin) is an Irish-born Sydney-based theatrical producer and former singer and actor. He is the producer of the stage productions "Side by Side by Sondheim" and the international tour of Boublil & Schonberg's "Do You Hear The People Sing?" and the Australian revival of Willy Russell's "Blood Brothers". At sixteen, he was awarded a scholarship to train at London's Laine Theatre Arts' Musical Theatre Course. Following his training, he played Rick in the London production of "A Slice of Saturday Night". He appeared in the Irish premiere of "Follies" with Lorna Luft, Dave Willetts and Millicent Martin.
Les Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables (; ), colloquially known in English-speaking countries as Les Mis or Les Miz (), is a sung-through musical based on the novel "Les Misérables" by French poet and novelist Victor Hugo. Premiering in Paris in 1980, it has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg and original French-language lyrics by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, alongside an English-language libretto with accompanying English-language lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer. The London production has run continuously since October 1985, making it the longest-running musical in the West End and the second longest-running musical in the world after the original Off-Broadway run of "The Fantasticks".
Barbershop music
Barbershop vocal harmony, as codified during the barbershop revival era (1930s–present), is a style of a cappella close harmony, or unaccompanied vocal music, characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in a predominantly homophonic texture. Each of the four parts has its own role: generally, the lead sings the melody, the tenor harmonizes above the melody, the bass sings the lowest harmonizing notes, and the baritone completes the chord, usually below the lead. The melody is not usually sung by the tenor or baritone, except for an infrequent note or two to avoid awkward voice leading, in tags or codas, or when some appropriate embellishment can be created.
Plácido Domingo
José Plácido Domingo Embil, (; born 21 January 1941), known as Plácido Domingo, is a Spanish tenor, conductor and arts administrator. He has recorded over a hundred complete operas and is well known for his versatility, regularly performing in Italian, French, German, Spanish, English and Russian in the most prestigious opera houses in the world. Although primarily a "lirico-spinto" tenor for most of his career, especially popular for his Cavaradossi, Hoffmann, Don José, and Canio, he quickly moved into more dramatic roles, becoming the most acclaimed Otello of his generation. In the early 2010s, he transitioned from the tenor repertory into almost exclusively baritone parts, most notably Simon Boccanegra.
Amanda Harrison
Amanda Harrison is an Australian actress and singer, known for her roles in "Wicked" (Elphaba), "We Will Rock You" ("Meat" understudy in the UK, and "Oz" understudy in Australia), and for originating the role of Paula Pokrifki in the world premiere of "An Officer and a Gentleman". She has performed in cabaret several times, including her current production Up Close and Reasonably Personal which she is expected to perform at Melbourne Cabaret Festival in June 2014 and recently David Harris, Michael Ball, Lea Salonga and Marie Zamora for Enda Markey Presents "Do You Hear The People Sing" at Shanghai Grand Theatre.
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice and augments regular speech by the use of sustained tonality, rhythm, and a variety of vocal techniques. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an ensemble of musicians, such as a choir of singers or a band of instrumentalists. Singers may perform as soloists or accompanied by anything from a single instrument (as in art song or some jazz styles) up to a symphony orchestra or big band.
1_Apprentice
Is a barbershop quartet with recorded music or is it acapela ?
0_Wizard
It is a style of capella harmony
Barbershop vocal harmony, as codified during the barbershop revival era (1930s–present), is a style of a cappella close harmony, or unaccompanied vocal music, characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in a predominantly homophonic texture.
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Capella
Capella, also designated Alpha Aurigae (α Aurigae, abbreviated Alpha Aur, α Aur), is the brightest star in the constellation of Auriga, the sixth-brightest in the night sky, and the third-brightest in the northern celestial hemisphere after Arcturus and Vega. A prominent star in the winter sky of the northern hemisphere, it is circumpolar to observers north of 44°N. Its name meaning "little goat" in Latin, Capella depicted the goat Amalthea that suckled Zeus in classical mythology. The Capella system is relatively close, at only from the Sun. Although it appears to be a single star to the naked eye, Capella is actually a system of four stars in two binary pairs.
List of compositions by Otto Albert Tichý
The following is a list of compositions by the Czech composer, Otto Albert Tichy. Ave Maria (33b)  fis moll  for four-voices mixed choir a capella  Tu es Petrus (35)  moteto pro čtyřhlasý smíšený sbor a capella  Sub tuum praesidium (36)  moteto pro čtyřhlasý smíšený sbor a capella  Tantum ergo a Postula a me (52)  dva čtyřhlasé smíšené sbory s doprovodem varhan  A Notre-Dame du Chene (54)  chvalozpěv pro sóla, smíšený sbor a varhany  De profundis (56)  pro čtyřhlasý smíšený sbor a capella  Tu es Petrus (61)  moteto pro čtyřhlasý smíšený sbor a varhany  Jubilate Deo (64)  moteto pro čtyřhlasý smíšený sbor a capella  vyšla v Praporci roku 1950  Petit Antoine est mort (65)  píseň pro sóla, sbor a klavír  Tu es Petrus (66)  moteto pro čtyřhlasý smíšený sbor a capella  O quam suavis (66)  moteto pro čtyřhlasý smíšený sbor a capella  L‘hymne a Céphas (67)  pro dvě sóla a čtyřhlasý smíšený sbor a capella  Pange lingua (68)  pro čtyřhlasý smíšený sbor a capella  Perfice gressus meos (72)  moteto pro čtyřhlasý smíšený sbor a capella  L‘Orayson a Nostre Dame (82)  Modlitba k Panně Marii  pro sóla, smíšený sbor a varhany  La Nuit: Rondeau (90)  pro čtyřhlasý smíšený sbor a capella  Ave Maria (93)  pro čtyřhlasý smíšený sbor a varhany  Ave Maria (93)  pro čtyřhlasý smíšený sbor a varhany  La paix soit avec vous (94)  Pokoj buď s Vámi  pro sóla, smíšený sbor a varhany  Tantum ergo sacramentum (96)  pro čtyřhlasý smíšený sbor a varhany  Tantum ergo sacramentum (96)  pro čtyřhlasý smíšený sbor a varhany  Sacerdos et Pontifex (98)  pro čtyřhlasý smíšený sbor  Benedicite gentes (107)  pro tenor sólo, sbor a varhany  Gloria et honore (112)  Offertorium in festo Sti Venceslai  moteto pro čtyřhlasý smíšený sbor a varhany  Salut – IV.
Mazda Capella
The Mazda Capella is a mid-size car that was manufactured by Mazda from 1970 to 2002. Sold in the Japanese domestic market under the Capella name, the vehicle was also commonly known in other major markets as the Mazda 626. Mazda's partner at the time, Ford would also use the Capella platform to create the Ford Telstar and Ford Probe. 4,345,279 of the 626 and Ford Telstar models were sold worldwide. Designed to compete against Japanese mid-size stalwarts such as the Honda Accord, Toyota Corona, and Nissan Bluebird, the Capella would be succeeded by the Mazda6 (Atenza) in 2002. The car was named for Capella, the brightest star in the constellation Auriga, the sixth-brightest in the night sky and the third-brightest in the northern celestial hemisphere, after Arcturus and Vega.
Capella (notation program)
capella is a musical notation program or scorewriter developed by the German company "Capella Software AG" (formerly WHC), running on Microsoft Windows or corresponding emulators in other operating systems, like Wine on Linux and others on Apple Macintosh. Capella requires to be activated after a trial period of 30 days. The publisher writes the name in lower case letters only. The program was initially created by Hartmut Ring, and is now maintained and developed by Bernd Jungmann. Capella is one of the earliest computer programs for music notation and has a relatively moderate price compared with Finale or Sibelius, though unlike those programs, it presently runs only on Windows.
Capella University
Capella University is a for-profit, online institution of higher learning headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school is owned by the publicly traded Capella Education Company and delivers most of its education online. Within those areas, Capella has 142 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 25 certificate programs with over 1600 online courses. Approximately 36,000 students are enrolled from all 50 states and 61 other countries, with 29 percent enrolled in doctoral programs, 42 percent enrolled in master's programs, and 26 percent enrolled in bachelor's programs. A faculty of 1,488 faculty with 86 percent holding doctoral degrees.
Poltava Bandurist Capella
The Poltava Bandurist Capella was vocal-instrumental ensemble who accompanied themselves on the multi-stringed Ukrainian bandura. It was initially established in February 1925, based on a male church choir who sang in the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Cathedral in Poltava under the direction of Fedir (Khvedir) Popadych. The ensemble was disbanded in October 1934. The Capella's first rehearsals as a bandurist ensemble were sponsored by the HubSelBud (Regional Village Housing organization). The formation of the Poltava Bandurist Capella was inspired by a visit to Poltava by the "kobzar" (itinerant Ukrainian bard) Ivan Kuchuhura Kucherenko who was also their first instructor.
Auriga (constellation)
Auriga is one of the 88 modern constellations; it was among the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy. Located north of the celestial equator, its name is the Latin word for "charioteer", associating it with various mythological charioteers, including Erichthonius and Myrtilus. Auriga is most prominent during winter evenings in the northern Hemisphere, along with the five other constellations that have stars in the Winter Hexagon asterism. Because of its northern declination, Auriga is only visible in its entirety as far as 34° south; for observers farther south it lies partially or fully below the horizon.
1_Apprentice
Are there any famous barbershop quartets I would recognize ?